forgot what theyre all for, i think theres 4 in total:

1. skooshy bottle level
2. oil level?
3. header tank water level
4??

Anyway, i want to get all these working properly again, and was wondering if anone knows if the sensors can still be bought from ford?

how is it they operate?
when ignition is turned on they flash then the ones that work go out and the ones that dont work/need levels filled stay on?

i need to check what sensors it is i need, if any!

 

Also, is an S1 dip stick green with a sensor plug on it?

 

dip stick is green with plug on it, brake pad warning light (i think) and fuel light are the 5 on the dash, dont know how many people have got em all still working,
plug on dipstick is missing on mine, header tank one reads wrong, brake one
disconnected, washer bottle one works, and fuel light works

 

i forget which ones work on mine, but i had the green dipstick with sensor on it, but when i filled it upto the correct level (on a D plate S2 engine?) it was overfilled with oil so i assume the D plate oil stick holder is longer?
Brake pad wear sensors, they can get to buggery.

 

s2 engines have different dipsticks,

 

yea i know there diff. but can i use my S1 dipstick on the S2 engine if i change the holder?

 

Not sure if you can get the header tank/washer bottle sensors any more but you could probrably get them off a mk3 in the breakers as theyre interchangeable, the green dipstick with the sensor you can still get new from Ford but theyre about £60

Im not sure if there's a sensor for the brake pads as far as im aware the light just comes on if the circuit from the brake pads gets broken

 

Cheers for the input lads, £60 for a dipstick

need to check what ones on mine are flocked!

 

The lights are:

brake pad warning lamp,
oil level warning lamp,
washer fluid warning lamp,
coolant level warning lamp,
fuel lamp.

When you turn on the ignition, they light up for about 2 seconds then either go out if all the levels are ok, flash if you have a fault on that particular circuit or stay on if you have a low level.



On mine, start it up, they all come on with the ignition then when the engine is running 2 of the amber lights (brake pad wear indicators and engine oil level: bottom left and bottom 3rd left)) flash around 1/2 dozen times then stay off.

This is because my dipstick connector is not connected to anything, and the brakes & calipers are S2 ones so probably haven't had the wear indicator wires re-fitted. So the car is telling me that those 2 circuits are not working at all & will not illuminate if there is a problem with these circuits (as in low oil, or low pads).

As for getting them working: all depends on which ones are knackered in the first place.

brake pad warning lamp : sensors prob disconnected from the calipers or wires cut.
oil level warning lamp: fit new dipstick, or connect wire if it is still there
washer fluid warning lamp: not sure on this: not had proper look at one off the car, but guessing similar to the header tank
coolant level warning lamp: this is the 'filler-cap' at the bottom of the header tank.
fuel lamp: Make sure the bulb works. Think it's a new sender unit if it doesn't. Or maybe try totally filling the tank, as the sender is a 'float' & may be stuck up the top & refilling may re-float it.

 

dipsticks are 73 quid IIRc form ford parts uk

 

How much? theyre only £65 at the Ford Dealers, i know cos i bought one the other day

 

sod ford parts uk then, do you still have the part Number to hand, i could
try explain to ford but they are bloody useless, going to get myself one,
i thought it would of been more seein that they quoted me 68 quid for
a single injector

cheers

 

The dipsticks are easy to disassable and repair.

 

there are 5 in total as mensioned above,they are controlled through a control unit which is located behind dash,to access it remove the speaker grill from centre of dash and u will c it.

 

F6148712 is the number on the invoice, if you want the actual part number off the dipstick ill have a look tomorrow

Its best to take the stick down to the ford dealers and show them, to be honest i didnt think they still had them in stock (my old one had lost the wires and the connector that comes out the top ) but you dont know if you dont ask

£68 for an injector , i take it theyre not the same as the XR3i/RSi ones a set of four new Bosch ones for the RSi only cost me £120

 

Is that the light blue one?

 

cheers gray, i did not buy the 68 quid injectors, ordered some bosch ones instead,
am going to ford on sat morning to have a look to see if they still do dipstick

 

I have just bought a genuine ford dealer workshop manual which gives a very thorough run down on how to test all of the warning lights and sensors.

The wires on the dipstick on mine were broken off flush but I repaired it and it works fine now.

All you need is a test meter.

PM me your address and I can post you a photocopy if you want.


Ant

 

rs shawn, cheers mate, ive still not got round to testing em i know my fuel one deffo works. i think the rest flash ive not got an S1 dipstick either so that one deffo dont work!

Anthony B, i'll check to see if they work when connected up first, thanks