Warning light?

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:10 pm

I found that on FTO's there is this exhaust warning light in the left lower instrument cluster (just under the oil the battery warning light)

Mine doesn't go on for those few seconds with the rest of them on start up. What does this light signify??

Ther · Post by **Ther** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:24 am

its for the exhaust temperature light..when it goes on it means that its way too hot.

HiRAEdd · Post by **HiRAEdd** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:37 am

Perhaps it means "Warning: Your muffler just fell off"

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:23 pm

And why does it need to warn you the exhaust got too hot? What can happen from this?

Is the sensor visible on the exhaust? I am not sure if I have one

Ther · Post by **Ther** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:11 pm

If the exhaust overheats there can be some problems. Check the FTO manual for a more detailed definition.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:48 pm

He doesn't drive an FTO

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:30 pm

aww bucket...
As you saw half of the car is already FTO!
Just in a lighter package

LORIDN · Post by **LORIDN** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:44 pm

more than likely this sensor wasn't connected by charlie

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:44 pm

That's what I'm thinking too Loridin

Especially as the exhaust and even cat is not an FTO item

I'll see if he can connect/find it for me though

LORIDN · Post by **LORIDN** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:19 pm

From the looks of it, if the sensor is located somewhere along the exhaust line, maybe charlie didn't get this part when he did your conversion, or if its located in the headers then it may not be connected, it really depends where its meant to be.

Now i'm wondering if people who add an aftermarket exhaust system have this issue, do they adapt this sensor to their new exhaust system or is it completely removed

onnzo · Post by **onnzo** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 11:13 pm

It is positioned just after the cat normally. If you are changing/have changed your exhaust you can just weld a bung in after the cat and screw it in.

If you want to run without it, remove it and put a 100k ohm resistor on the plug that connects to the sensor. It is normally located under the drivers seat.

I dont know if it was carried over in your conversion - it might have been snipped off.