How long does your "low engine coolant light" stay
#1
How long does your "low engine coolant light" stay
The manual says:
For the first week I had my car, I never saw the blue version of the coolant temperature light. Then I started noticing it would come on when I first started driving my car. It sometimes stays on for a few minutes. I checked my fluid levels and they're fine, and I know the manual says it will come on if the coolant temperature is cool, but I'm just curious about this.
Does yours come on every time you start your car? Does it stay on?
Thanks
"The high engine coolant temperature warning light (red) will come on with the ignition keyy is turned to the "ON" position. After a few seconds, the light will go off.
If your engine coolant temperature is cool with the ignition switch on, the low engine coolant temperature indicator light (blue) comes on. If it keeps lighting on with the engine fully warmed, contact your Scion dealer as soon as possible to service the vehicle"
If your engine coolant temperature is cool with the ignition switch on, the low engine coolant temperature indicator light (blue) comes on. If it keeps lighting on with the engine fully warmed, contact your Scion dealer as soon as possible to service the vehicle"
Does yours come on every time you start your car? Does it stay on?
Thanks
#2
It comes on everytime you start your car because obviously your motors gonna be cool when you first start it up, but down here in FL mine usually goes off after about a minute or so..
#5
Thanks y'all. I just thought it was odd because (1) I didn't notice it when I first got the car and (2) it sometimes seems to stay on 'too long' (whatever that means inside my brain) so I just wanted to see what other people were seeing.
Cheers!
Cheers!
#6
Originally Posted by NewSpectraBlue
Thanks y'all. I just thought it was odd because (1) I didn't notice it when I first got the car and (2) it sometimes seems to stay on 'too long' (whatever that means inside my brain) so I just wanted to see what other people were seeing.
Cheers!
Cheers!
CrimonO2
#9
Up here, it takes as long as 10 minutes for the light to go off in the winter.
I don't drive mine until the light goes off. I know the manual says that you should warm the car up while driving it, but that's just against everything I have been taught. Besides, I don't want to drive in the car without the heater, you know?
I don't drive mine until the light goes off. I know the manual says that you should warm the car up while driving it, but that's just against everything I have been taught. Besides, I don't want to drive in the car without the heater, you know?
#11
I follow the rule of idle twenty to thirty seconds after start for oil to circulate before driving off. I then limit my RPM to under 4000 or so until the confounded computer decides that the engine has reached sufficient temp to run at normal settings. High speed idle at start has been around for a while. But it is a stupid thing to have increased engine speed to warm an engine when one is driving at normal speeds. But engineers must have something to ruin or they are not happy.
#12
Originally Posted by Kremtok
Up here, it takes as long as 10 minutes for the light to go off in the winter.
I don't drive mine until the light goes off. I know the manual says that you should warm the car up while driving it, but that's just against everything I have been taught. Besides, I don't want to drive in the car without the heater, you know?
I don't drive mine until the light goes off. I know the manual says that you should warm the car up while driving it, but that's just against everything I have been taught. Besides, I don't want to drive in the car without the heater, you know?
Nice to know the xA can handle Alaskan winters if need be.
CrimsonO2
#13
That's funny! Yes, the xA handles Alaskan winters like a champ! Last winter, my boss got her Hummer H2 stuck three times. My xA: Zero. It doesn't get very cold where I am -- only down into single digits a few weeks out of the year -- but I have considered getting a block heater. What do you think?
#14
Originally Posted by Kremtok
That's funny! Yes, the xA handles Alaskan winters like a champ! Last winter, my boss got her Hummer H2 stuck three times. My xA: Zero. It doesn't get very cold where I am -- only down into single digits a few weeks out of the year -- but I have considered getting a block heater. What do you think?
CrimsonO2
#15
That light doesn't mean that your fluid levels are low. All it is is the engine temperature gauge. In most cars, it's a gauge that looks like the fuel gauge. In these cars, it's only on when the engine is cold. When the engine reaches normal opperating temperatures, it turns off. The only time you really should worry about it is if you are driving and it comes on red. Then you need to pull over because your engine is over-heating.
I've had the light stay on for 15 minutes before. It all depends on how cold it is outside and how hard you are driving. Just like any other car, it's not a good idea to drive hard on a cold engine. But you can still drive around with the light on. In the summer, I usually just go and not worry to much about it. In the winter, I'll let the car warm up and go finish a cup of juice/coffee/water inside where it's warm.
I've had the light stay on for 15 minutes before. It all depends on how cold it is outside and how hard you are driving. Just like any other car, it's not a good idea to drive hard on a cold engine. But you can still drive around with the light on. In the summer, I usually just go and not worry to much about it. In the winter, I'll let the car warm up and go finish a cup of juice/coffee/water inside where it's warm.
#17
Originally Posted by allielopez
So 1 minute for Florida isn't bad?
I was in my garage and another driver glared at me because he wanted me to get out from my spot but I didn't want to go until the light turned off
I was in my garage and another driver glared at me because he wanted me to get out from my spot but I didn't want to go until the light turned off