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    Turn Off Low Washer Fluid Light?

    Hey guys, I emptied my windshield washer fluid reservoir since I will never use it & want to save weight wherever I can, but now the warning light is on in the check panel. Unplugging the sensor at the bottom of the reservoir doesn't turn off the light, any ideas on how to trick the sensor so that it thinks the reservoir is full?

    Thanks in advance!
    Mark Scroggs

    1985 528e 5-spd Cosmosblau
    1988 325i/a 4D Bronzitbeige
    2013 Ford Focus ST SCCA GS #49
    2013 VW Tiguan SE 4-Motion

    Past
    1989 325i 2D Zinnoberrot
    1991 318i 4D Alpinweiss
    1987 325is Alpinweiss
    1986 325es Zinnoberrot
    1989 325is Diamantschwarz

    Drag racing is for fast cars....
    Autocrossing is for fast drivers!

    #2
    Jump the connections so the circuit is complete using some wire or a paper clip.
    Seriously...saving weight by removing washer fluid, it may save you 4 lbs at most empty.
    Get a Wiring diagram they are available online use SEARCH.
    1989 Cirrus Blau coupe Racing Dynamics wheels and a Volvo Spoiler.

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      #3
      Originally posted by 330SMG View Post
      Jump the connections so the circuit is complete using some wire or a paper clip.
      Seriously...saving weight by removing washer fluid, it may save you 4 lbs at most empty.
      Get a Wiring diagram they are available online use SEARCH.
      Thank you for the response. I considered jumping the 2 wires, but I am not an electrical guru so I will not jump ANY wires without knowing it's OK.

      Yes, it's only a few pounds. It may not seem like much to you, but 4 lbs here...7 lbs there...5 lbs over there, etc...it all adds up. I'm building the car for autocross competition, the rules in my class are fairly strict & there are only certain ways to shed lbs.

      By the way, I did do a search...at least anytime recently, nobody has brought up the subject on this site. It's a unique question that probably doesn't come up very often, so I thought I would ask. Yes, I could have spent hours searching the internet for an E30 wiring diagram...figured out how to read the damn thing, then hope what it's telling me is correct since EVERYTHING you read on the internet is 100% factual you know...

      Seriously though, I appreciate the answer, but in the future if you are going to sum up your answers with telling eveyone to SEARCH in all caps, please don't answer at all. What I do when someone asks a seemingly over-asked question, before I post to tell them to use the search button, I search their topic myself. You would be surprised & how often the things you & I may know as common knowledge that does NOT always show up so easily in search results.

      Thanks again, I will look into finding a wiring diagram to make sure jumping the wires does not cause any issues.
      Mark Scroggs

      1985 528e 5-spd Cosmosblau
      1988 325i/a 4D Bronzitbeige
      2013 Ford Focus ST SCCA GS #49
      2013 VW Tiguan SE 4-Motion

      Past
      1989 325i 2D Zinnoberrot
      1991 318i 4D Alpinweiss
      1987 325is Alpinweiss
      1986 325es Zinnoberrot
      1989 325is Diamantschwarz

      Drag racing is for fast cars....
      Autocrossing is for fast drivers!

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        #4
        It's a two wire circuit, just bend a piece of paper clip/wire, jam it in there and put some tape over it. If you want it to look cleaner without the connector, just cut it off and connect the two wires then tape it back up. Maybe not the most professional thing but it works.

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