The oil light - the most useless warning indicator ever

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jjames wrote:You should never rely on warning lights anyway -- what happens if the light itself fails?
In a car: grumble at that fact it never told you, and it cost you alot of money
In a plane: get your Lawyers to grumble to the court that it cost you your life
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StuartPlymouth wrote:
jjames wrote:You should never rely on warning lights anyway -- what happens if the light itself fails?
In a car: grumble at that fact it never told you, and it cost you alot of money
In a plane: get your Lawyers to grumble to the court that it cost you your life
Yep, only absolutely twats ignore warning signs and do things anyway.
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in addition to the oil light, the generic engine fault light is also pretty useless.

i've had it come on a couple of times in mine and the missus's car.

in mine, it was caused by a faulty ignition coil, and a faulty emissions sensor in the other. typically you have to take the car to the dealer to get a diagnostic... at least the oil light points in you the general direction.
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jjames
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Yeah that's the engine management light, many people get that confused. Usually it's an emissions thing.

Had that on a Hyundai... "low catalytic efficiency" -- also known as tiny hole in exhaust.

Well thanks Hyundai I really needed to know about that one!! Why it couldn't have just been left to my ears I dunno.
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