Lotus Excel mystery warning light

Lotus Excel mystery warning light

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rbgos

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73 posts

128 months

Sunday 29th June
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On my Lotus Excel ('90 Excel SE, so later dash) I have this warning light:


Not sure what it is suppose to tell me, I don't think I've ever seen it light up (Google AI reckons it's a laundry instruction meaning "do not wring dry" biggrin )

The owners manual skips past it and pretends it doesn't exist.

There's no evidence of it in the workshop manual either.

There is a bulb, and wiring. Green is the general power supply to all gauges/lights behind the dash. The other wire is White+Orange. Again, no sign of a wire of this colour in the wiring diagrams. Also no sign of a stray unconnected wire of this colour in the engine bay, at least not after a cursory search. It must go somewhere, but I'm not prepared to dismantle the entire wiring loom to find out.


BertBert

20,327 posts

226 months

Sunday 29th June
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Looks like a dipstick in the oil to me. So low oil level?

Austin_Metro

1,381 posts

63 months

Sunday 29th June
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Whilst Bert’s suggestion is clearly more likely, I was hoping it showing a sword or cutlass related warning.