We had some epic rain the last couple of days here in Exeter and when I went to drive my car today it come up with warning lights for the lights, mission oil, and diff oil. This is not what I need when I have to get to work on Monday...

 

Is it possible that all three of these things would go simultaneously or is it likely to be some problem with the electrics? I checked the lights and they were all working I think, couldn't check the brake lights as I was on my own and there were no reflective surfaces :(

 

I'm going to try again in the morning but is there anything I should look for that might be the cause?

Not sure if its any help but this happened on the mr2 and it was the altinator that was playing up?

 

Does the car star??

The car starts fine, the second time I tried today the lights didn't come one till a few couple of minutes after I started it but it was all three both times.

Yeah the mr2 was the same to. are the headlights dim etc.

 

Just a thought?

They didn't seem particularly dim but it was in daylight so it's hard to tell.

I had a look underneath the car and although there weren't any pools of oil or anything but the outside of the diff was covered in a coating of oil, I'm taking it that's a bad thing...

 

Still doesn't explain why the transmission oil light was on or are they linked?

sound more like an electrical issue to me maybe a poor connection sum place or a short. esp seeings as its coniciding with the rain. if you want to check wether your alternator is charging the car properly you can achive this with a multimeter. buy checking the voltage with the engine off and again with on. do a search you will find the full procedure :D

sound more like an electrical issue to me maybe a poor connection sum place or a short. esp seeings as its coniciding with the rain. if you want to check wether your alternator is charging the car properly you can achive this with a multimeter. buy checking the voltage with the engine off and again with on. do a search you will find the full procedure :D

 

What about the oily diff casing?

Here's a couple of pictures of the diff:

 

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eek, is that new? or have you only just noticed it?

I don't know if it's new, I've never looked before really, though it wasn't like that in the spring I think when I got the engine oil changed. It was at Zedworld in April or May so it's only been like that a couple of months max.

 

Something tells me I'm ringing the local Nissan garage tomorrow and getting a train and taxi to work....

Diff Oil and Lights warning problem! put this in the search bar mate says about a 10amp fuse hope it sorts it for you

I tried that but I had no luck, garage in the morning....