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Old 17-09-2006, 06:45 PM   #1
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hey, ysterday i put in an EA sports cluster into my ED falcon. and now there is a weird light in the middle bottom of the dash that im not sure what it's for. i've put the oil presure sender in so it wont be that.
heres a drawing of what the light looks like.

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Old 17-09-2006, 06:48 PM   #2
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yep thats telling you that your coolent level is low. Time to top her up. Hope that helps.
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Old 17-09-2006, 06:57 PM   #3
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yep thats telling you that your coolent level is low. Time to top her up. Hope that helps.
Thanks heaps for that. helps heaps!

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hey i just topped up the coolant and the light still comes on???
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Old 17-09-2006, 07:07 PM   #5
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obviously you dont have the coolant level sender in your radiator overflow bottle... so the light will be on constantly....

IMO remove the globe from your cluster.....too much trouble to wire it up
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Old 17-09-2006, 07:16 PM   #6
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i've been having that problem since over a week ago.... i top it up and it still does it !

.. i find it does it when i first start the car up (after leaving it for an hr.. then when it warms up when water rises it turns off) .. also happens when going around a bend :(

i filled it up 4 days ago so meh.. i got a leak some where
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Old 17-09-2006, 07:16 PM   #7
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Or is it actually the wiper fluid level...?
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thanks for the help guys.

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Old 17-09-2006, 08:03 PM   #9
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I found in my fairlane, that the float in the coolent level sender didn't actually float anymore...
The float is a magnet encased in plastic, so I just cable tied the float up against the sender's magnet and the light went off.

Anyway, did the EA cluster go in easily? does the smartlock effect it? Is the oil pressure sender difficult to install?

I want a sports cluster for my ED, but the smartlock ones are always more expensive...
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I found in my fairlane, that the float in the coolent level sender didn't actually float anymore...
The float is a magnet encased in plastic, so I just cable tied the float up against the sender's magnet and the light went off.

Anyway, did the EA cluster go in easily? does the smartlock effect it? Is the oil pressure sender difficult to install?

I want a sports cluster for my ED, but the smartlock ones are always more expensive...
All the smartlock one has is a spot for you to clip in the LED. If you can't find one use a regular cluster and extend the wiring and mount the LED elsewhere.
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Old 17-09-2006, 09:30 PM   #11
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Or is it actually the wiper fluid level...?
what are you on steve! why would you need to know if you wiper fluid is low?

btw putting in the sensor is really eay you will need the coolant over flow bottle witha hole where the sensor goes and of coures the sensor the plug that connects to it is hidden under the overflow bottle itself tucked away plug it all up and you light will be acctually useful or you could do what i did and many others just remove the globe.
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what are you on steve! why would you need to know if you wiper fluid is low?

btw putting in the sensor is really eay you will need the coolant over flow bottle witha hole where the sensor goes and of coures the sensor the plug that connects to it is hidden under the overflow bottle itself tucked away plug it all up and you light will be acctually useful or you could do what i did and many others just remove the globe.
no joke, the high end cars had a washer fluid level light.....it doesnt look like the one pictured in the first post though
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no joke, the high end cars had a washer fluid level light.....it doesnt look like the one pictured in the first post though

crazy why don't they have one for the temp in the passengers that would be more useful .
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heh...no idea......they have the ambient temp for outside on the EB2 on climate.....
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Old 17-09-2006, 09:41 PM   #15
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my ed xr6 has the washer flued level
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Old 17-09-2006, 09:42 PM   #16
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when my washer fluid is low that light comes on, also if the radiator level is low the same light comes on
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mine are 2 differant lights
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Old 20-09-2006, 04:09 PM   #18
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XR-6000 hit the nail on the head ........... I had exactly the same thing happen in my old EA when I put in the sports cluster ..... if the water level wasnt right in the washer bottle this light would appear ....... As too if the water level in the coolant bottle ........
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Old 20-04-2013, 05:29 PM   #19
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I have the same light coming up on my ed 5L but it's straight after I start it up and I read some where that it could also be a temp sensor on the engine causing the car to go into limp home mode. I only have 1st and 2nd gear and to get it to change into second I have to back off the throttle and it changes any one ha this or heard of it
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