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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Default Washer fluid light while accelerating?

This is quite an odd problem.


My washer fluid level is perfectly fine, but whenever i get between 2500 and 3100RPM, the washer fluid light comes on and blinks.
has anyone seen anything like this before?

At first i thought it was just fluid sloshing around affecting the sensor, but it turns out that is not the case.
Going up inclines and declines, it is unaffected. It's just when in that specific RPM range that the light is on.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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Very weird.
Never seen that before. Check the wires to the plug.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:38 AM
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Default RE: Washer fluid light while accelerating?

Wierd, I get that too, but it's RPM independant...

It'll sometimes randomly go on for like a second or two...
 
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 08:31 AM
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Default RE: Washer fluid light while accelerating?

I wonder if the wires are loose or the fluid level sensor is going bad such that the engine vibration at that RPM is causing an intermittant loss of connection?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Hey there, I just started getting the same problem since its warming up in this part of Canada, for now, from minus forties to slush everywhere, I'm thinking the same about the connection and engine vibrating as its only with certain rpms, but it could be moisture, yes?, I'll check it out, and maybe pack some dielectric grease in. See what happens.

Thanks, good to know i'm not alone.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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Default Fixed it for me

Topped up the fluid more, still happened, put some dielectric grease sealed it all up, put the sensor back in the reservoir, no light comes on must have been from humidity or bad connection the grease seemed to Solve it hopefully fixed it and will hold
 
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