What's this light that comes on?!

[agent s]

I have an orange light that flickers everytime I turn left or slow or brake. Its a rectangle with wavey liquid and a spout coming out the right hand top corner of it. It's the top light on the right hand side of my gauges of my GR. I'm getting the car serviced in about a week or two, but should I send it in now?

[Myfeckin FTO]

Ok - I'll handle this!

[Myfeckin FTO]

Sounds like you have the Ultra Rare G Force meter.
Heavy braking or turning sharp corners will cause it to light up.

These tend to break fairly easy though once water gets into them.

[agent s]

Your talking to a wee girl so I'll ask...

Is this dangerous?
Can I fix it?
How much do these cost?
What the are they?
Why so rare?
Is it bad?

[Myfeckin FTO]

Your talking to a wee girl so I'll ask...

Is this dangerous?
Can I fix it?
How much do these cost?
What the are they?
Why so rare?
Is it bad?

Ok - Now I feel a little guilty.
Its not particularly dangerous unless theres a lot of bugs stuck to your windscreen!
Yes you can fix it yourself.
Cost - is something of an issue however I can sell you a couple of litres of the relevant fluid for a few bucks.

[Dave]

i'll do the gentlemanly thing, it's your washer bottle fluid is low!

MyfFto gives that little speil to all the newcomers about the light.....

nothing to worry about, it catches everyone!

[Myfeckin FTO]

i'll do the gentlemanly thing, it's your washer bottle fluid is low!

MyfFto gives that little speil to all the newcomers about the light.....

nothing to worry about, it catches everyone!

AAwwwH! - I was gonna tell the "wee girl"

[agent s]

SO MEAN!! I hate FTO's now! Anyone want to buy mine...

[Dave]

oh, any update on your powder coating project??

[Myfeckin FTO]

.......any update on your powder coating project??

Yep - My mate got a set of his Racing Puma Speedlines done - saw them a couple of nights ago - powder coated pearl white - v nice - I'm now really confused as to whether I should go pearl white or black.

Opinions welcome.

[agent s]

Eh... know you're on something else now, but thanks for letting me know abut the light

S

[Dave]

Eh... know you're on something else now, but thanks for letting me know abut the light

not a problem! it does actually catch nearly every new owner

Yep - My mate got a set of his Racing Puma Speedlines done - saw them a couple of nights ago - powder coated pearl white - v nice - I'm now really confused as to whether I should go pearl white or black.

Opinions welcome

i'm not majorly keen on white alloys and i really am leaning towards black/charcoal! opinion of course and NOI to anyone with white alloys

[Speedyboy]

i'm not majorly keen on white alloys and i really am leaning towards black/charcoal! opinion of course and NOI to anyone with white alloys

Ive charcoal on the sklyline and they look very well. I wasnt sure about it til i say them in the flesh.

I think a dark color would go better with the color of your car.

[CJ]

Ive charcoal on the sklyline and they look very well. I wasnt sure about it til i say them in the flesh.

Pics please SB, no excuse now that the Photo Album is in place

CJ

[Karl]

oh my god thank you for that peice of advice, i bought my FTO weeks ao and that same light came on a week ago and i have to say i tried everything from the radiator to the coolant....................and it turns out to be the wiper fluid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kevinod]

oh my god thank you for that peice of advice, i bought my FTO weeks ao and that same light came on a week ago and i have to say i tried everything from the radiator to the coolant....................and it turns out to be the wiper fluid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its the first car I've come across with a sensor in the wiper fluid reservoir, you just wouldn't expect the car to have one!

Kev.

[Myfeckin FTO]

oh my god thank you for that peice of advice, i bought my FTO weeks ao and that same light came on a week ago and i have to say i tried everything from the radiator to the coolant....................and it turns out to be the wiper fluid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You've been driving around for a week with a warning light on and you didn't think to ask us - SHAME I wouldn't have pulled the p1ss - honest!

[Ivan E]

its the first car I've come across with a sensor in the wiper fluid reservoir, you just wouldn't expect the car to have one!

Kev.

A few cars have it in them for the last few years. The last SAAB 93 model had it in the trip computer where it would flash on the screen to tell you. Of course it would display 'Washer Fluid Low' so there was no confusion.

I've also seen it in the last 3 series model.

Trouble is, we don't have the books on the cars. One of the English sites (before here was born) used to have a copy of the dash with all the relevant lights explained. Its how I found out about it but it freaks us all out at first. I like the G-force metre though.