Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting whats the light that looks like a trashcan and has a fan in it?

it comes on for a while and the idle is ruff more than usual. should i take it in ? hope its not anything to do with the water pump...

coolant sensor....is it on the left side of the steering column and orange (you say: why yes? how the hell did you know?) well, partly becuase i am a genious phsycic, and partly becuase this question gets asked about twice a week... jsut fill up your coolant resevoir to about a half inch above "MAX FILL" line immediately! keep a very close eye on your temps too, i would replace your waterpump if you've logged over 50,000 miles on the car as well

Hahaha.. The trashcan light. I'm going to start calling the tach the trashcan meter

I thought it was the Recycle Bin....

my sister always called it the "nuclear reactor light" because she thought the fan looked like the nuclear waste symbol

Hahaha.. The trashcan light. I'm going to start calling the tach the trashcan meter

Tach - trashcan monitor - now that's funny!

Funny, my wife called it a trashcan with a fan when she was calling me frantically the other day.

Same thing, coolant gets to the max line, and the light stays on for a minute after starting. Add about a cup or two, everything's fine.

NOTE TO SELF: Stop letting the wife drive my car.

I have heard that the dexcool stuff can screw up the sensor, my brother haas an Camaro ss and has had to have his replaced 5 times now. Coolant levels were just fine. Covered underwaranty all times but could this be happening?

I thought that trashcan light meant it was time to trade in your car!!!!!!

This was a very common problem with many Contiques. The coolant sensor is touchy and just needs to be filled a tad above the line. The light should stay off forever.

John