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[aaronbrown8520]

Hi. Bit or a random one normally when I start the mini two warning lights come up on the dash (oil pressure and another) when driving home today the orange one (not oil ) was lit up. Just had to move the car and now no warning lights come on when I went to start it. Should I be worried about that at all???

Aaron

Edited by aaronbrown8520, 23 November 2014 - 09:24 PM.

[Phil-R]

Before starting, both oil warning and battery/alternator warning should come on. Then when you start it they should normally turn off pretty quickly.

 

If the battery was pretty flat and the alternator a bit damp and the idle speed a bit low, these are all things that could add up and cause the battery light to stay on for longer than it normally should. If that was the light you were seeing and it's gone out now, I'd just keep an eye on it.

[aaronbrown8520]

Yeah they should come on as I start but they dnt I start mini up 3 timw to see if it's a one off and all 3 times no warning lights what so ever :$

[Phil-R]

Sorry, I misunderstood. 

 

Battery is normally red - this should be lit before you start the engine and go out.

Oil is normally orange - this should be lit before you start the engine and go when you start. When you stop the engine, If you have a  fresh engine with a good oil pump and good bearings and cold oil, it can take maybe 15 seconds to come back on.

 

Do the dashboard back light and high beam lights work as they should ?

You said it was the orange light, which makes me think it's the oil warning light. If there's a genuine oil pressure problem, the light is more likely to show when the engine oil is warm. If you started it 3 times when the oil was cold it may light up until the oil is warmer (and thinner)

Edited by chrome, 23 November 2014 - 10:34 PM.