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im assuming the fluid has been low since before then, but this light has just started comming on in the past week, still no excuse gonna get sum brake fluid shortly, btw canadian tire or go to bmw?
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11-09-2010, 04:09 PM
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Location: Ottawa
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CT is fine.
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11-09-2010, 04:13 PM
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CT is fine.
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thank u sir!
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11-09-2010, 08:56 PM
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toped up the brake fluid, went for a drive and no more light! thanx for all the help guys its greatly appreciated!
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11-09-2010, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Mississauga, ON
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Quote:
Originally Posted by K///Mikes
toped up the brake fluid, went for a drive and no more light! thanx for all the help guys its greatly appreciated!
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great. glad to hear it. 
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11-11-2010, 11:48 AM
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BMW Gearhead
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Stouffville, Ontario
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Car: 1987 BMW 325i
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I checked my fluid level and its full but the light is still on could it be the sensor??
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11-11-2010, 12:31 PM
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Location: Whitby
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Did u check on a level surface? It may very well be ur sensor
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11-11-2010, 01:11 PM
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Location: Ottawa
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Car: e30 with e91 beater
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Unplug the sensor and clean the contacts, perhaps they're grimy. The sensor could also require cleaning, which you would have to partially disassemble the fluid reservoir to clean. I imagine its a simple float - contact switch, so the contacts could easily get contaminated.
You could likely simple short out the two wires going to the sensor to get the light to go out, too, but that's ghetto.
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11-11-2010, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by K///Mikes
Did u check on a level surface? It may very well be ur sensor
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could be the brake fluid sensor itself but is the e-brake sensor in e30's connected to that light. i know it is in VW and replacing that sensor is relatively simple and cheap if a DIY. probably costs $10-15 at the dealer for the e-brake sensor.
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11-11-2010, 03:04 PM
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No, they're not the same light.
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11-11-2010, 03:06 PM
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6th Gear Member
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Location: Mississauga, ON
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Originally Posted by everlast
No, they're not the same light.
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great...that only leaves the brake fluid level sensor
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11-11-2010, 06:01 PM
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Parts Hoarding Specialist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Milton
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Car: '91 318i, '91 318is
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The real question here is; can we make a dashboard light question carry on for 3 pages?
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1986 E30 325e (killed)
1986 E30 325es (died)
1988 E30 325i (rotted)
1992 E34 525i (sold)
1992 E30 318i (cabrio, Dad's)
1989 E30 325i (Mom's)
1991 E30 318i (cabrio, summer car)
1991 E30 318is (Winter car)
1992 Euro M5 (driveway decoration)
1994 E36 325is (driveway junk)
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11-11-2010, 06:45 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Toronto
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are you gay?
Last edited by zackman17; 11-11-2010 at 06:48 PM.
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11-11-2010, 06:46 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Whitby
Posts: 182
Car: E46///M & E53 X5
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lol mayyybe, i kno my problem is fixed, now just hopping Tony313 has a bad sensor then case closed!
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11-12-2010, 12:40 PM
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if I lived . I would be ~
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ottawa
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Car: e30 with e91 beater
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