What is this light?

[Kevin]

Just need a quick answer.

thanks guys.

 

[Yblegal91t]

bird got out...


low coolant level light

check for leaks and check the overflow. most likely it is low or empty

 

[Kevin]

bird got out...


low coolant level light

check for leaks and check the overflow. most likely it is low or empty

oh shit.. thanks. im sensing another BHG

 

[JonoTurbo]

Nah that's the Lincoln Memorial light.

Seriously though, what was Toyota thinking putting that cryptic thing on the dash. It sort of looks like a radiator...if you have a Rolls Royce.

 

[Jeff Lange]

Your bird is gone!

Jeff

 

[MarkIII4Me]

Yep; I saw that light pretty often on my last bhg :3d_frown:

 

[airhead04]

oh shit.. thanks. im sensing another BHG

Dude dont say that. Your going to jeinks yourself.

 

[Koenigturbo]

Tent sale light

 

[ValgeKotkas]

 

[karlmk3]

lol i called toyota and asked what the bird cage lookin light was.they didnt understand me so i just left it go it went away after the 1st start up. 1jzgte swap

 

[3.0 GT]

my sensor doesnt work, might need cleaning, but that light stays on so i unplugged the sensor.

 

[Kevin]

for some reason i couldnt find it in my repair manual lol.
ohwell but it is infact the coolant.. i checked it and it was low.. so i added some more and its gone..
time for a compression test. this sucks.

 

[Koenigturbo]

for some reason i couldnt find it in my repair manual lol.
ohwell but it is infact the coolant.. i checked it and it was low.. so i added some more and its gone..
time for a compression test. this sucks.

Instead of a compression test, could you just see if you have water in the oil?

Wouldn't you get better result from a radiator test? It might not be a B.H.G.

 

[TurboStreetCar]

These cars to like to take a while to burp all air out of the system. If its a fresh rebuild it might take some as it purges the air out.

 

[Kevin]

Instead of a compression test, could you just see if you have water in the oil?

Wouldn't you get better result from a radiator test? It might not be a B.H.G.

there seems to be little oil residue in the overflow tank
but no water in oil as far as i can tell. i will compression check anyway..

 

[hvyman]

Instead of a compression test, could you just see if you have water in the oil?

Wouldn't you get better result from a radiator test? It might not be a B.H.G.

you can have a bhg and still not mix enough water to see it in the oil.
compression test shows you how much psi in the cylinders and a leak down test will show you how long it stays there.

another good test for a bhg is the block test to test for combustion gas in the cooling system.

These cars to like to take a while to burp all air out of the system. If its a fresh rebuild it might take some as it purges the air out.

not true. fill system, start car, watch the fluid in the rad drop in about 3 min, fill rad, put cap on and fill over flow up 3/4 of the way and your good to go.

ive been threw 2 bhgs and drained and refilled the cooling system countless times and have never had to sit there for a hour trying to burp the system.

 

[Kevin]

i dont have a block test. how much do they run

 

[hvyman]

iirc 30 from napa or like 70+ from like snap on and matco. better design from snap on and matco tho.

 

[jetjock]

5 bucks from the local pet shop...

 

[TurboStreetCar]

not true. fill system, start car, watch the fluid in the rad drop in about 3 min, fill rad, put cap on and fill over flow up 3/4 of the way and your good to go.

ive been threw 2 bhgs and drained and refilled the cooling system countless times and have never had to sit there for a hour trying to burp the system.

Some people have trouble with the heatercore. Depends how you do it the first time. Driving the car can dis lodge some small bubbles.