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Cars by Model Type => 2nd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: initial_j on May 08, 2010, 01:27:39 PM

Title: oil warning buzzer
Post by: initial_j on May 08, 2010, 01:27:39 PM
:( buzzer came on the way home yeterday, went off a few times till i realised what it was. so now topped the oil up.

how bad is it if the oil low buzzer goes off? does it mean theres .... all oil in or is it just a bit low? likely to have done damage?

how much do you think needs to be topped up once it goes off as the dipstick is absolutely ....e for trying to read.
Title: oil warning buzzer
Post by: nuki on May 08, 2010, 01:35:31 PM
as for damage im not sure. I doubt it providing you havent run the car with the oil buzzer on becuause thats what its there for....
but now i would highly reccommend just dropping the oil and changing the filter and give it a little service rather than mixing oils. prob cheaper to buy 5ltr of oil than single bottles to top it up anyways.
Title: oil warning buzzer
Post by: m1tch on May 08, 2010, 06:55:05 PM
Are you sure it wasn\'t the coolent buzzer? I believe the dip stick measures the top 0.8 litres of about 4 litres.
Title: oil warning buzzer
Post by: TiddlesRX7 on May 08, 2010, 08:54:49 PM
Yeah I\'ve had the coolant buzzer go off on mine but never the oil one (not that i\'ve ever run it low on oil). Didn\'t even know there was an oil buzzer TBH. What was the symbol on the idiot lights?
Title: oil warning buzzer
Post by: nuki on May 08, 2010, 09:28:08 PM
i presumed you knew it was an Oil buzzer. But i dont have a clue on the 2nd gen. Sounds like it could be water buzzer though... :)
Title: oil warning buzzer
Post by: m1tch on May 08, 2010, 09:33:19 PM
My guessing is its a coolent buzzer, which would explain why it had been going off and then stopping and then goes off again a bit later, it did that with mine and points to an air lock in the block, when I would go up hill it would go off, on the flat it was fine etc
Title: oil warning buzzer
Post by: lee mills on May 08, 2010, 09:38:24 PM
I had the same buzzer go off when i picked my car up. Was deffinately oil buzzer was fine when i topped up. does actually say  in the owners manual about the oil buzzer