Some background on my temperature light issue...
About 6 weeks ago, my temp light started coming on (steady blue) in a peculiar pattern that wasn't normal. It would follow a pattern over a period of about 20 minutes where it would come on steady blue, go off for a few minutes, come back on, go off, come back on, and then start flashing. No beep. The pattern of this blue light display was very regular, almost to where I could predict when the light would start flashing as I drove by the same point on my daily commute. But sometimes I wouldn't see the blue light display at all, even when driving longer distances. It seemed to come and go.
I figured something was wrong with a sensor, and since I intended to get a new car soon, I didn't really trouble myself with it.
Today, the same pattern happened as usual, except at the time when the flashing blue usually happened, I got a flashing red and a beep. I was almost home so I didn't pull over (and the red light went off, only to come back on again about 5 minutes later, also with beep).
I haven't been able to check the coolant level yet (it's dark and snowing out), but if I should check it and it is OK, what else could be going on here? I *thought* I might have heard a sound like a somewhat sick fan under the hood, but can't be sure.
Good thing I have a new car ordered, but I still have a few weeks remaining with this one :-( What should I be looking at if the coolant level turns out to be OK when I check it tomorrow morning?
And what could the blue-blue-flashing blue pattern have to do with this now? (I realize I probably should have gotten it checked out, but, well, I didn't.)
It's an '01 NB.
About 6 weeks ago, my temp light started coming on (steady blue) in a peculiar pattern that wasn't normal. It would follow a pattern over a period of about 20 minutes where it would come on steady blue, go off for a few minutes, come back on, go off, come back on, and then start flashing. No beep. The pattern of this blue light display was very regular, almost to where I could predict when the light would start flashing as I drove by the same point on my daily commute. But sometimes I wouldn't see the blue light display at all, even when driving longer distances. It seemed to come and go.
I figured something was wrong with a sensor, and since I intended to get a new car soon, I didn't really trouble myself with it.
Today, the same pattern happened as usual, except at the time when the flashing blue usually happened, I got a flashing red and a beep. I was almost home so I didn't pull over (and the red light went off, only to come back on again about 5 minutes later, also with beep).
I haven't been able to check the coolant level yet (it's dark and snowing out), but if I should check it and it is OK, what else could be going on here? I *thought* I might have heard a sound like a somewhat sick fan under the hood, but can't be sure.
Good thing I have a new car ordered, but I still have a few weeks remaining with this one :-( What should I be looking at if the coolant level turns out to be OK when I check it tomorrow morning?
And what could the blue-blue-flashing blue pattern have to do with this now? (I realize I probably should have gotten it checked out, but, well, I didn't.)
It's an '01 NB.