check lights

["Joao T. da Costa" <jcosta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The coolant level indicator in my E30 M3 saved my life (well, 
actually, my wallet). It turned out one of the coolant hoses had a 
huge gash and was spewing coolant everywhere. It never overheated 
because I stopped the car soon enough and had an emergency repair 
made.

Joao T. da Costa
'89 e30 m3
'97 e36/5 318ti


At 11:31 AM -0800 12/12/01, Jay Karolyi wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>How could you ruin the ergonomics beauty of your BMW
>with electrical tape?  I find it much more elegant and
>proper to cut the wires.  :)
>
>Sorry, couldn't resist.  Seriously though, Every E30
>I've seen has malfunctioning check lights, especially
>the window washer level and brake lights.  I've been
>tempted to unplug the whole overhead light console,
>but it would be nice to know if my coolant or oil
>level ever got too low. 
>
>Does anybody know if these two indicators are actually
>useful and functional?  How can a car check it's oil
>level with the oil circulating through the engine?
>
>Jay Karolyi
>'88 325i Cabriolet Royalblau 5-speed (109,000 miles)
>
>>On my '89 325iX, I get the Check light and the brake
>>light come on occasionally.  No difference in the way
>>the car runs so I have learned to ignore them.  I'm
>>thinking of putting some electrical tape across the
>  >Check light.

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