Should I Get This Car

Supra2NR · 04-22-2006, 02:32 AM

i am looking at a 1988 supra na , now everything seems fine except the light on the dash , its an orange light with the radiator drawing on it , he keeps saying that its jus the oil catch can sensor is the only reason why its still on, and the taillight warning light is on too if theres a problem with the orange light please somebody tell me b4 i make a big mistake, and if theres a quick cheap to fix the tailight warning light , like if its just a fuse that i need to take out and replace pls sumbody tell me

southernsupra · 04-27-2006, 12:43 AM

I have a 91 turbo and my radiator light comes on occasionally. Does yours go off after driving? I have looked all through the haynes manual and can not find anything about this light or what causes it. My car is a daily driver and I have never had any overheating problems or anything.

Supra2NR · 04-27-2006, 05:39 AM

same thing here, the radiator light comes off when im driving but it comes back on and off after a while the manual says its just low on coolant but i already filled it up yesterday and still the same thing and do you know how to turn the taillight waring off?

scruffboy · 04-27-2006, 12:48 PM

That sensor light is for the overflow resevoir, which needs to be kept half full. Sometimes if its low and you make a tight turn it sets it off (IMO). If the res keeps going low, you have a coolant problem somewhere in the system. That has been my experience.

Scruff

ddmcse · 04-27-2006, 02:16 PM

definitely a problem if it keeps getting low and/or if it fulls up by itself
empting means it's losing fliud somewhere in the system either you are burning it in the engine or it's leaking .filling up on it's own is another symptom of coolant system problem. i'd start to take serious note of how much water you are using . I drove my supra for several thousand miles with these symptoms and the end result is not good . BHG is what I'm hinting

04-22-2006, 02:32 AM	#1
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	Should I Get This Car i am looking at a 1988 supra na , now everything seems fine except the light on the dash , its an orange light with the radiator drawing on it , he keeps saying that its jus the oil catch can sensor is the only reason why its still on, and the taillight warning light is on too if theres a problem with the orange light please somebody tell me b4 i make a big mistake, and if theres a quick cheap to fix the tailight warning light , like if its just a fuse that i need to take out and replace pls sumbody tell me

04-27-2006, 12:43 AM	#2
southernsupra Stock Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: savannah Posts: 3	Probably nothing I have a 91 turbo and my radiator light comes on occasionally. Does yours go off after driving? I have looked all through the haynes manual and can not find anything about this light or what causes it. My car is a daily driver and I have never had any overheating problems or anything.

04-27-2006, 12:48 PM	#4
scruffboy walbro fp Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kearny, New Jersey, USA Posts: 427	Radiator sensor That sensor light is for the overflow resevoir, which needs to be kept half full. Sometimes if its low and you make a tight turn it sets it off (IMO). If the res keeps going low, you have a coolant problem somewhere in the system. That has been my experience. Scruff

04-27-2006, 02:16 PM	#5
ddmcse 500whp yet? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CT U.S.A. Posts: 966	definitely a problem if it keeps getting low and/or if it fulls up by itself empting means it's losing fliud somewhere in the system either you are burning it in the engine or it's leaking .filling up on it's own is another symptom of coolant system problem. i'd start to take serious note of how much water you are using . I drove my supra for several thousand miles with these symptoms and the end result is not good . BHG is what I'm hinting __________________ 300+ RW HP Dyno run, jdm,mod turbo,3"exh,electfan,greddyboost Blown HeadGasket info My Supra KiXGaS

04-27-2006, 05:39 AM	#3
Supra2NR 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chi-Town Posts: 1,643	same thing here, the radiator light comes off when im driving but it comes back on and off after a while the manual says its just low on coolant but i already filled it up yesterday and still the same thing and do you know how to turn the taillight waring off?