What is this warning light?

Toxin13 · 06-23-2009, 05:20 PM

It's on the upper left panel of lights, just under the service engine light, and glows red. I only catch a few glimpses of it as it only comes on some of the time when I accelerate quickly and let off. It's looks almost like a rectangle with liquid in the bottom and an arrow pointing down. Low pressure of some kind?

[ion] C2 · 06-23-2009, 05:23 PM

Low coolant, fill it up. The sensor's in the front of the reservoir, so acceleration will trip it when coolant sloshes backward.

jackal2000 · 06-23-2009, 05:30 PM

yea, fill up your coolant. i am going to take a wild guess and say you have a v6 and therefore also a LIMG leak.

Toxin13 · 06-23-2009, 05:33 PM

Ah, thank you thank you.

But one more question that relates back to my lack of an owners manual..

I've filled countless tractor trailers with coolant and with those big diesel engines I guess it didn't matter, but is it bad to mix coolants in a smaller 2.4 like this?

Nate's Alero · 06-23-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxin13

Ah, thank you thank you.

But one more question that relates back to my lack of an owners manual..

I've filled countless tractor trailers with coolant and with those big diesel engines I guess it didn't matter, but is it bad to mix coolants in a smaller 2.4 like this?

you didint add green to red did you???? DID YOU????

Toxin13 · 06-23-2009, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate's Alero

you didint add green to red did you???? DID YOU????

No, I've yet to add anything since I took ownership of the car. Never had a problem until this past week or so. I'm guessing mixing is bad?

Nate's Alero · 06-23-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxin13

No, I've yet to add anything since I took ownership of the car. Never had a problem until this past week or so. I'm guessing mixing is bad?

what color is in there now? if it's red, add dex cool

if its green, add green stuff

mixing causes Gelling

[ion] C2 · 06-23-2009, 05:46 PM

Unless you use the Prestone All Makes/All Models which happens to be green too. That works fine with Dex-Cool.

jackal2000 · 06-23-2009, 05:53 PM

whew 2.4.

Toxin13 · 06-23-2009, 05:55 PM

Alright, thanks all of you guys. It's an orange/red color and it is a little low from the fill line so I'll try to find some dex-cool and fill it up. I'm glad it's nothing major though, that light was looking pretty intimidating. :P