whats this warning light mean?

[braddaddy]

I have a red light on.... oil can with thermometer together....
My oil is over heating??

I cant find the symbol online

 

[1955moose]

Check your oil! It's probably at least 1 1/2 to 2 quarts low . Also check the coolant level in plastic expansion tank. Should be in the middle of lines. Are you hearing engine noise?


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[stamp11127]

You are getting old 1955moose...forgot to tell him to shut the engine off and why.

We take that knowledge for granted and assume everyone knows it also. That isn't the case in today's world, the students I'm teaching prove it every semester. Guess HotRod magazine has been replaced by some sort of gamer mag.

 

[1955moose]

I keep forgetting, we sometimes have pre auto 101. Like the time in my early trade school class, where the student didn't tighten up the spanner that holds the tire/wheel to balancer. You should have seen everyone run for cover as the wheel shot across the shop at 100 mph.


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[Bedrck47]

I have a red light on.... oil can with thermometer together....
My oil is over heating??

I cant find the symbol online

Have you tried looking in your owners manual

 

[1955moose]

That was the first thing I was thinking. If it's not digital on a screen these days, they collect dust in a drawer.


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[stamp11127]

Give the guy some slack, my wife's new beetle had a blue light for cold coolant and red for overheating coolant.

He has a light come on that indicates oil and temp - in red, easy to think the oil is overheating if you don't know what they mean.

 

[1955moose]

Were just funnin with the new guy. Remember the initiation when the top mechanic sent you to the parts room to get a radiator hose for the air cooled vw you were working on.


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[stamp11127]

One of the fantastic attributes about this site is the professionalism and lack of verbal attacks between members compared to other sites. It may help the new members to let them know when you are having fun with them on their "learning curve".

And where did the OP go??????

 

[1955moose]

I wasn't the one that attacked the new guy it was bedrck. If you take life too seriously, you never enjoy yourself. Were all trying to help here. Have a sense of humor, your day will go a lot smoother.


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