the light on the drivers side flashes on when fluid is at certain levels

1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
145,000 MILES
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MESANTO
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I have a 1999 volkswagon jetta 2.0 wolfsburg edition i changed out the coolant about 2 weeks ago and keep having to put water in periodically .
Jan 10, 2012 at 3:43 PM
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FIXITMR
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maybe it'll get full eventually?
Jan 10, 2012 at 8:49 PM
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MESANTO
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Maybe so it just seems like it was full everytime i would put more water in and the car it seemed to disappear somewhere its doing fine now
Feb 22, 2012 at 3:33 AM
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EXOVCDS
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You had an air pocket that bled itself out into the coolant reservoir bottle... air makes its way into the bottle, and the fluid level drops.
Feb 22, 2012 at 4:17 AM
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