Fixed my Washer Fluid warning light

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  • Aus E30
    E30 Addict
    • Jul 2009
    • 478
    #1

    Fixed my Washer Fluid warning light

    So a couple of weeks ago I got my first check light warning, washer fluid.
    Just being washer fluid I figured i'd just live with it.
    It started to bug me (I was proud of my warning free car)
    So started poking around seeing if there was dirt in it or w/e.
    Turns out that somehow the sensor had flipped itself 180 degrees, so instead of the float touching the sensor when empty (turning on the light) it was upside down, so the float was floating up into the sensor and activating the warning light.
    Easiest fix ever!
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    • theox69
      E30 Mastermind
      • May 2008
      • 1732
      #2
      I might have to try that with mine...

      Originally posted by Janderson
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        • TrackjunkiE30
          Advanced Member
          • Sep 2009
          • 151
          #3
          Mine did the same thing... but I thought it was a bad sensor, so I bought a new one. When I went to put it in, that is when I realized that it had flipped. Occam's razor gets me everytime.
          Last edited by TrackjunkiE30; 06-26-2010, 07:22 AM.
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            • sector6
              E30 Modder
              • May 2009
              • 909
              #4
              Thanks, good to know! I need to check mine now...
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                • Boris3
                  E30 Addict
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 438
                  #5
                  Mine had done the same last year, rotated enough so the float and contact were not closing and the light was on. Spun it around and it's been fine since. Question is what causes them to turn?
                  1990 325i: slippery slope from DD/DE car to SE30/ITS
                  1991 318is: raw DD
                  2004 330i zhp: civilized daily driver

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                    • ak-
                      R3V OG
                      • May 2009
                      • 12422
                      #6
                      speedbumps

                      1991 325iS turbo

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