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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 12:50 PM
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Irritatin beep & light

Since tonight I have a red light on in the dashboard, with accompanying beep. It's the second one from the left at the bottom and looks a bit like a radiator.
Anybody have any idea what it is and how I can solve this quickly?
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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 01:15 PM
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Pray, Pray fast you dont have a blown motor
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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 01:54 PM
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You joking right???
I just drove it home really calm yesterday, no hard driving at all. Temp and oil gauge didn't budge (over normal). It just started after I stalled the engine while parking (happens to the best).
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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 03:44 PM
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You should not drive the car if that buzzer is on, in this case it is probably indicating you have low coolant level in the rad, which will blow the motor.

That same buzzer is used for low oil as well as above redline, all things that can potentially damage your motor.
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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 03:55 PM
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OK thx
I already checked coolant level in the tank and it seems very high, too high actually. On the side I can see a 'low' mark and 'full' mark. The full mark is just below midway of the plastic tank. Bu tmy coolant level is almost up to the top of the tank. Could it be that the tubing for the coolant is clogged somewhere.
Oil level I haven't checked yet, I'll do that in the morning.
Any other things I can check before I call a towing comany to get the car to the garage.
Also, the buzzer comes on even if I don't start the engine, but just turn the ignition to the on position.
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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 12:55 AM
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Then either your oil level is too low, or you have air in the radiator
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Old Jul 26, 2003 | 03:18 AM
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Bingo, as usual, iceman. Had these same symptoms not two weeks ago- after I had blown the line under the oil filter, replaced it, and THOUGHT I had filled the rad to the top. The buzzer and light came on, and after panicking, I searched the forum and found out about the bleed screw gimmick on the rad. Filled again, this time with the bleed screw out, and VOILA, no buzzer, no light.
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