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dash warning lights

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:08 am
by Mick
hi blokes

finally got round to pruning out the old starion loom which had been left under the battery tray after the conversion :wtf: , anyway just had to rerun the starter solenoid ignition power and the field current cable for the alternator to charge.

thats all good, but now when i turn to ign, i got the BRAKE lamp on all the time, still got it after i had the brakes totally flushed yesterday.

and the stuffed globe warning lamp is also lit but very dim :P

in cutting the old engine loom back to where it goes into the guard on the passenger side, hav i damaged these two warning circuits somehow??

any help would be great guys :beer

mick

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:55 am
by 13secJA
I parked my staz (with no BRAKE warning light showing) left it for 5 weeks then when i started it the BRAKE warning light is showing. i cant seem to get it to go away either. does anyone know what switches it on from what i can see it is not fluid level.

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:21 pm
by digitalsko
when that happend to me in my ja i would just turn the car off n then back on and it went away...

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:33 pm
by ukstariont3
i had this prob also. check your fluid, and on the brake bottle lid, there is a rubber insert that drops down, causing the warning light to come on. just push the rubber skirt back into the lid, and if this is the cause, it should go out.
dave

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:02 am
by 13secJA
you the man dave!

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:07 pm
by chunkhead
Shit, mine has been n since I bought it!

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:49 pm
by decoy
try with the brake fluid filled to just under the max line, maybe while it was sitting there it leaked just enough to let the sensor go

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 4:38 pm
by chunkhead
Son of a bitch!!! 3 years i've put up with that brake light, turns out it was as Dave said, the rubber insert in the lid!

This is the cap I'm talking about...

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This is how I found it...

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This is what it should look like...

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I checked everything, can't believe it was so simple! Cheers again Dave! :beer

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:58 pm
by Starion_Turbo
I replaced my brake filler cap a while ago, My problem is that the broken globe warning light dosnt go off, it only comes on after a while of warming up / driving but has always been lit since I got car 5 years ago, any suggestions?

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:31 pm
by starrzzy
I found that the broken globe light on mine kept coming in ...

Had a bad earth on the rear lights .. cleaned it up .. fixed the problem

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:03 am
by ukstariont3
:D no probs. glad i can pass advice worth while on :beer
dave