eggy790

iTrader: (20)

Hi

took the car out today for a lil spin as it had been parked up all week, took it 2 miles down a bypass and backup (after warmed up).

anyway then onto some country roads and hit about 5k rpm in 2nd and this orange light flashed, wasnt sure what it was.. and didnt come on again (probs because i let off and slowed down) anuwau a minute or so later on the next road, thought i'd do it again to check if it was engine management light or something .. came on in 2nd and 3rd .

what is this light for? and why did it come on?

i pressed the IC waterspray button assuming it was getting too hot and wanted spraying?

stopped for a minute then came back on.. so i let off, drove normally and then 20mins later put foot down again and it didnt come on at all on the way home..

did it come on because it was too hot? it was raining and quite cold so dont think it was hot , plus ive driven it harder before and never seen it..

also loads with 400bhp on standard STI TMIC and mines running 330ish so cant be that?

any ideas?

also noticed my tank is half full (waterspray tank) assume you just put normal cold water in it?

Cheers

p.s. 2002 bugeye STi

ramboscooby

not sure on light but do not put normal water in i think its deironised water you need

a16pse

i have it on mine it will be the water sloshing around in the inter cooler water spray bottle, fill the bottle up with water , normal water from the tap mate , cheers steve.

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

de-ironised water?

looks like i'll have to go and buy some lol

a16pse: so the light is on because the water bottle is low?

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

You can use normal water but deionised is better as tap water will stain your intercooler due to the chlorine in it.
You can use water from a dehumidifier if your stuck

Tony

Scooby Dan

Yes, worrying the first time it happens isn't it .
Nothing worse than spotting an unexpected warning light out of the corner of your eye.

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

ok cool

to answer the original question then, the light was flashing on to say the water level is low?

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

lol yeah i thought crap, my first problem (havnt had any with the car lol)

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

either the water level is low or low enough that when u give it some beans the level will splash around the tank and cause the sensor to flash up.

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

thanks guys , put my mind at rest makes sense too as i was going up hill when the light flashed..

noticed ive also got some car plan de-ironised water in the garage so will top it up in the morning.

cheers

p.s. i guess the previous owner put normal water in it as i always wondered why my IC was stained lol

jonny_693

iTrader: (5)

Wouldnt bother with de ironised, just use tap water. Or if your really bothered about the staining rain water its FREE.

Claaarkio

iTrader: (1)

At least its an easy one mate, there is a similar situation with FTO's it flags up with a low water alert in the washer bottle and so many people post about a strange warning light on the dash lol

Its like the equivilant to SIAL on the fto site

a16pse

correct as all above water sloshing around best to keep the bottle full, with just tap water . lol

eggy790

iTrader: (20)

lol all sorted, although i did use de-ironised water lol £3 from halfords, nice big bottle that should last me erm... 2 tank fulls lol

joz8968

iTrader: (13)

Hasn't the orange washer level light got the universal std etched graphic of 'squirting jet of water' on it?

Also, red (for 'danger') means "immediate attention required!"... orange lights are merely "it might be a good idea to..."

ramboscooby

thanks tony for stating the same as me water wise seen it before when TAP WATER used ended up looking more like a radiator rather than a intercooler lol.

for the people using tap water just look in your kettles that crap in the bottom is the same thing on your intercoolers due to tmic on top of hot bay

chris-RB5

bet you also remove flies with a pair of tweezers and straighten the fins with a stanley blade

dnc

I use liquid nitrogen in mine - this immediately causes disintegration of any insect/twig etc deposits. I straighten fins with a laser guided scalpel.

Works for me

Vr5RA_Matchew

iTrader: (2)

On my car i have water spray and have the "auto" option so it sprays the intercooler when it needs it, so the light flashes when its doing that?