Weird red light flashing at speed
Discussion
Hi!
I was out the other day in my 05 Exige and there's a couple of roundabouts you can practically straight line with a quick kink left right, nice when it's dry!
They are slightly bumpy though. Anyway... I gunned it across the first one in 3rd and out the corner of my eye I saw red flashing from the dashboard lights. It happened again on another roundabout where lets say, I was using the speed limit to the maximum.
It was either the oil light, or engine malfunction indicator as they are the only red ones where I think it came on.
Has anyone ever heard of this? It happened right at the peak of using all the grip available, I wasn't screaming the engine at top revs or anything. Was almost like a traction control light!! It wasn't a specific blink or pulsing, it was a light flickering due to what was going on at that particular time on the road. Could even be a loose connector?
If it was oil, could it be from the car shifting it's weight and oil movement in the engine?
I'm finding my petrol amber indicator to be and bit weird. I will set off on a journey with it on, then it goes off and I'm back to 1 bar left....
I was out the other day in my 05 Exige and there's a couple of roundabouts you can practically straight line with a quick kink left right, nice when it's dry!
They are slightly bumpy though. Anyway... I gunned it across the first one in 3rd and out the corner of my eye I saw red flashing from the dashboard lights. It happened again on another roundabout where lets say, I was using the speed limit to the maximum.
It was either the oil light, or engine malfunction indicator as they are the only red ones where I think it came on.
Has anyone ever heard of this? It happened right at the peak of using all the grip available, I wasn't screaming the engine at top revs or anything. Was almost like a traction control light!! It wasn't a specific blink or pulsing, it was a light flickering due to what was going on at that particular time on the road. Could even be a loose connector?
If it was oil, could it be from the car shifting it's weight and oil movement in the engine?
I'm finding my petrol amber indicator to be and bit weird. I will set off on a journey with it on, then it goes off and I'm back to 1 bar left....
Hi,
I have seen the same on my S1 Elise and S2 Exige when driving on track. It's the brake fluid level warning light and comes on after a sustained left turn (like leaving the banking at Rockingham).
I would check the fluid level and check it really is that light coming on.
I THINK the sensor is in the screw on filler cap (it's just a float). As they other poster says, they probably all do it!
I have seen the same on my S1 Elise and S2 Exige when driving on track. It's the brake fluid level warning light and comes on after a sustained left turn (like leaving the banking at Rockingham).
I would check the fluid level and check it really is that light coming on.
I THINK the sensor is in the screw on filler cap (it's just a float). As they other poster says, they probably all do it!
Edited by winthattt on Friday 13th July 22:52
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