charlie luciano

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Someone has kindly given me a replacement module/brain box for the warning indicator on the dash, you know the one with the little birds eye view of the car and tells you if the doors are open etc etc

does anyone know its exact location under the dash before I start stripping the dash down? my car is a 1990 4x4

Any help is much appreciated


Luciano

BigErn

I can remember seeing mine as I stripped the interior, although its 2wd, but can I fuck remember where it was. Its doin my head in now

BigErn

Im wanting to say centre console or one of the kick panels. Someone put me out of my misery please

fatbloke racing

Left hand kick panel off and its just above there on a 2wd and most other sierra's can only assume its the same on a 4x4. Which lights are constantly showing as being out on your one?

neil andeRSon

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it should be clipped to the little cubby hole just above the accelerator paddle m8. iirc it's 2 or 3 screw's that hold the plastic on below the steering wheel. but you might be able to change it without taking the plastic off.

charlie luciano

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The front door indicators used to be on constantly but now nothing works


Nice 1


Luciano

Cossy Mike

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You can change it without removing plastic.

If it's never been out before it's a right pain in the arse. it's in a screwed down bracket with double sided sticky pad on it. Under the dash above the accelarator pedal.

Paul_RS

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All totally wrong!

Its behind the cubby hole above the glovebox on a 4x4 sapphire, where the ECU would sit on a 2wd. Squeeze the middle of the cubby together and pull it out. You'll see the unit at the rear left.

fraser9764

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so it could be pretty much anywhere?!

neil andeRSon

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mine's deffo above the pedal's.
there's a box ecu type thing that has lamp failure indicator with a big pink sticker on it. it's clipped to another ecu box.

Cossy Mike

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Mine too I've had it out. It has Pink sticker on also,

neil andeRSon

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that would make 2 of us..

Paul_RS

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Are your cars 4x4? The thing under the dash in the driver footwell is something to do with the central locking/alarm/immobilser.

The 1990 sapph 4x4 i worked on had it behind the dash cubby
My 1991 sapph 4x4 has it behind the dash cubby
My friends 1992 sapph 4x4 has it behind the dash cubby

neil andeRSon

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mine's a 92 4x4. i had a 1990 2000E and it was in the same place. i'm assuming were on about the same thing????

Paul_RS

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This part is here





Behind the cubby as i said.

The ECU in the drivers footwell says 'ford security' or something on it and is to do with the security lol. It does not have anything whatsoever to do with the dash warning display.

neil andeRSon

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that's different to the one in the footwell. it deffo said lamp failure indicator and the sticker was bright pink. it's different ecu's were on about then.

Cossy Mike

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Yep the lamp failure module is above the accel. pedal. The central locking module is behind the footwell lamp drivers side.

mines 1991 J 4x4

Paul_RS

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Well if i unplug that ecu behind my dash the warning light display doesn't work?

The one above my accel pedal was deffo something to do with the security features on the car....

neil andeRSon

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paul i think there could be 2 or even 3 ecu type boxes above the pedal's. good to know about the security one tho. i alway's wondered what the other one(s) were.

charlie luciano

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I'm really confused


Luciano

neil andeRSon

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so am i..lol

does the ecu you got have a bright pink sticker on it??

Paul_RS

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Sused it lol there are two ecus for the dash display!

neil andeRSon

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that would explain it..lol

charlie luciano

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Not sure its in the garage and there's two cars parked in front of the doors, I'll have a check tomorrow, don't wanna be doing the valet duty tonight

Will just have to work out which one I have, fella who gave it to me said it was above the acc pedal, but it does look like the one in your pic on the ecu side


Luciano

neil andeRSon

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well hopefully that's it sorted..lol there both really easy to get to. should'nt be to much bother to change.

Paul_RS

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The one you are talking about under dash, near the pedals, simply does the bulb blown warnings - ie headlight, brake light out.

The one i've shown behing the cubby, does the rest of the features and supplies power to the warning display.

So to sum up



Supplies power, does door open, low temp etc etc



This one is simply the bulb out ecu, the display works without it plugged in, but doesn't give you any bulb tests. I thought it was a security one, but the plastic security relay is just attached to the metal bulb warning one.

neil andeRSon

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ah. nice one paul.. that clear's it up..

Paul_RS

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White sticker - behind cubby

Pink sticker above accel pedal


If your display isn't working at all, its the white sticker one you need. Failure of the pink one just means the wee bulb symbols don't show on the display, but the door open and frost symbols still show.

charlie luciano

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Nice 1 Paul I think its the white sticker jobbie that I have, sound as a pound, I'll fit it at the next available opportunity


Luciano

Paul_RS

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Glad to be of service, you gave me good advice before, just happy i can help out in return!

nicksaph

i have been trying to fine a problem with my G, W, M, for absolute yonks. some times it works and somtimes it don't tryed three diffrent control boxes above the pedal and tried tracing the wire under the dash using a wiring diagram, still no joy.

and after reading this post i had a look behind the cubby hole and as if by magic i find another control box that is not plugged in correctly

charlie luciano

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That's what its all about bruv sharing of knowledge/information


Luciano

SS1

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does that listing ring a bell charlie

guess how i found out

BAM_S2

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is this the same on a 3dr

SS1

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4x4 fuel pump cut off reset button is in the side kick panel with the light in "do you mean that box ?"

ford 4ever

Hi guyss..

Can anyone , send me a wiring diagram of the Sierra Sapp Cosworth `Lamp Failure Indicator - Pink Sticker`

Cause i have the Lamp Failure, with plug & with 15cm wire `Long/Cut Off`

I want to make the warning light (center dash) Work On !

Any help... ? Many Thanks.. Mates

ford 4ever

Any help . can send me on - tuned_by_tivoli@hotmail.com