Fibbing oil light, Silly thing wont go out! Options

[nitrate]

Hi all,

Just got myself a new old celica. Really nice drive with plenty of power. However as with all used cars there are a number of little things that need sorting. The one i am struggling with at the mo is the oil level light on the dash, it lights up as soon as the car moves from starting. It rarely goes out. It is not the oil pressure, but the oil level. I think this must be a faulty sender or duff connector as the oil level is correctly topped up with 10/30W oil. Anyone had anything similar? Also does anyone know the location of the oil level sender so i can check the plug contacts for fouling as i gather it will be under the car somwere. The car in question is a 94 generation6 celica GT, UK spec totaly standard, no mods. Engine is a 3S-GE 170ish bhp , dash type 180MPH 9K RPM. Sunroof, Hatchback. Also how do you stop the ABS light coming on? Does it indicate worn pads? as i think they are low.

Cheers,
Leigh.P

[nitrate]

Thanx for that, i'll have a check of the sensors if i can find them. Does anyone know what form the fault codes come in? What i mean is is it serial data or just a case of counting pulses out of the fault code socket? I'm an electronic engineer so if i can find out what type of data it is and get a list of codes then i will be able to knock up a reader with ease. Anyone any info on this?

Leigh.P

[ray405]

What i mean is is it serial data or just a case of counting pulses out of the fault code socket? I'm an electronic engineer so if i can find out what type of data it is and get a list of codes then i will be able to knock up a reader with ease.

all you need is a paper-clip, find the `diagnostic port` located to the right rear of the fire-wall,
open-it, and there shoud be a diagram of the terminals inside the lid
get your paper-clip and bridge the terminals, `TC - E1` you will also need to remove the
`silver` connectin-pin to the front of the port,
now turn-on the ignition and the abs light will flash, count the `abs flashes` and you will get
the `code` for the problem` cant find the list at moment, but let us know what you get and i will
get back to you on the meaning of the code,

and as for the oil warning light, except for the obvious of the car haveing low oil,
its probably a sender problem, like mentioned above,
its an expensive fix thou, uk £170-£200, you could try to find the sender and try to `clean`
but they seem to be tempramental, so best way if you dont want to pay-out at the moment
is to check the oil level regularly `which should be done anyway` and if you cant live with the light-on
and remove the bulb from
the dash

This post has been edited by ray405: Jun 26, 2006 - 9:23 AM