possible blown HG?

toyotarunner1992 · 12-10-2009, 08:20 PM

i flushed all of the coolant out and put dexcool in it becuase it has the same properties at the toyota stuff just missing a few things, and its cheaper... there seems to be no more sludgy stuff in the coolant which means no BHG!

replaced both clutch and brake master cylinders, the clutch exploded in the car and the brake in the engine bay but all is well except for the paint and carpet where the brake fluid got.

all seems to be well when i am speaking to you now... gonna detail it and give it a good cleaning this weekend and see what other problems i behold.

ACTUALLY! none of the cabin lighting is turning on, chekced all the fuses and battery connections... sometimes it used to work and now it jsut does even turn on. the door lights work and the foot well lighting, no ciggarette lighter or dome lights though...

916MKIIIx2 · 12-10-2009, 11:28 PM

Sounds like wiring, get a wiring diagram for the lights that aren't working and use a DMM or vantage to find the voltage drop from each connection, could be a wire or faulty connection, damn cars are wired like an ant farm.

cre · 12-10-2009, 11:36 PM

Do the gauges light up when the headlights are turned on? If not it's quite likely that the dimmer died. As long as there isn't a short you can pull the dimmer and jumper the white wire with the black stripe and the white wire with the green stripe... I recommend using a 7.5A fuse in between the two. If this works, you may either leave it this way (the gauges will stay lit a full) or replace the dimmer.

The Dome light issue is either a bad ground inside the enclosure, a bad Dome fuse or a bad door switch... if you can't turn the Dome on manually either, it's usually the ground inside the dome light assembly.

916MKIIIx2 · 12-10-2009, 11:58 PM

I had a problem with my interior lights before as well, when I did finally get them fixed my back left tail light kepts burning out, if that happens you're in the same boat as me, as I've been trying to figure out my tail light problem for about a year now ;;

cre · 12-11-2009, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 916MKIIIx2

I had a problem with my interior lights before as well, when I did finally get them fixed my back left tail light kepts burning out, if that happens you're in the same boat as me, as I've been trying to figure out my tail light problem for about a year now ;;

If the bulbs are actually burning out you most likely need to replace the tail lamp housing's seal. If they weren't actually burning out AND the right side was also cutting out at the same time, it would probably be a problem with the tail lamp failure module.

toyotarunner1992 · 12-11-2009, 01:43 AM

anyone know anything about the drain plug for the oil?

cre · 12-11-2009, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toyotarunner1992

anyone know anything about the drain plug for the oil?

The big bolt thingy.... uh... no.

And the question is???

916MKIIIx2 · 12-11-2009, 01:50 AM

thanks cre, got it fixed

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12-10-2009, 08:20 PM	#1
toyotarunner1992 Stock Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tucson/Phoenix Posts: 12	i flushed all of the coolant out and put dexcool in it becuase it has the same properties at the toyota stuff just missing a few things, and its cheaper... there seems to be no more sludgy stuff in the coolant which means no BHG! replaced both clutch and brake master cylinders, the clutch exploded in the car and the brake in the engine bay but all is well except for the paint and carpet where the brake fluid got. all seems to be well when i am speaking to you now... gonna detail it and give it a good cleaning this weekend and see what other problems i behold. ACTUALLY! none of the cabin lighting is turning on, chekced all the fuses and battery connections... sometimes it used to work and now it jsut does even turn on. the door lights work and the foot well lighting, no ciggarette lighter or dome lights though...

12-10-2009, 11:28 PM	#2
916MKIIIx2 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: California Posts: 152	Sounds like wiring, get a wiring diagram for the lights that aren't working and use a DMM or vantage to find the voltage drop from each connection, could be a wire or faulty connection, damn cars are wired like an ant farm.

12-10-2009, 11:36 PM	#3
cre Toyota Racing Development Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,038	Do the gauges light up when the headlights are turned on? If not it's quite likely that the dimmer died. As long as there isn't a short you can pull the dimmer and jumper the white wire with the black stripe and the white wire with the green stripe... I recommend using a 7.5A fuse in between the two. If this works, you may either leave it this way (the gauges will stay lit a full) or replace the dimmer. The Dome light issue is either a bad ground inside the enclosure, a bad Dome fuse or a bad door switch... if you can't turn the Dome on manually either, it's usually the ground inside the dome light assembly.

12-10-2009, 11:58 PM	#4
916MKIIIx2 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: California Posts: 152	I had a problem with my interior lights before as well, when I did finally get them fixed my back left tail light kepts burning out, if that happens you're in the same boat as me, as I've been trying to figure out my tail light problem for about a year now ;;

12-11-2009, 01:43 AM	#6
toyotarunner1992 Stock Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tucson/Phoenix Posts: 12	anyone know anything about the drain plug for the oil?

12-11-2009, 01:50 AM	#8
916MKIIIx2 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: California Posts: 152	thanks cre, got it fixed