Stan Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Right, last night I took the car out for a spin, and on the duel carriageway (of my private road ), when I went just over about 90mph, the red triangle came on. Nothing sounded out of the ordinary, so I pulled over and switch the car off and on again, and it went out and stayed out for the rest of the journey (all under the limit this time) On the way back, on the same bit of road, it came on again when I got to a similar speed, and again went off when I restarted the car, and was fine the rest of the way. Now from searching it seems it could be brake fluid level, but it wasn't flickering like it does for that; or auto spoiler (which has been removed) but the light didn't extinguish again which apparently it should. So, any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Active spoiler. 90MPH sounds about right for a dodgy speedo conversion (it should be 60). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) Sounds like it could be related to the front spoiler - has it just been removed physically or have you taken steps to make the car think it's still around? I presume you have some kind of kph > mph conversion in place? There is a 5 pin plug behind the bumper that usually goes to the spoiler mechanism motor, you might just need to short pins 3 and 4 together to fool the ECU into thinking the spoiler is always up. Is the auto off button pressed on the dash? Is the spoiler ECU still in place? Edited January 28, 2009 by michael (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 It was removed by the previous owner when a stillen front was fitted, and yes there is a kmh > mph converter in place as well. I don't know about the ECU still being there but I would guess it is. I know I did press the spoiler button a few times accidentally when I thought I was turning my slip control off the other night, so it could be that. I will press the button and take it out for a spin to see what happens, and look for the ECU as well. Thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 If the active spoiler ECU is still there with no spoiler fitted then the warning light should be on all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Hi Stan. When the red triangle lights up, take a look at the spoiler switches. One has a light in it. If this is flashing when the master warning is ON (the red triangle) then that's where it's detecting the fault. Press the Active Off button (I think - it's the one that locks down when you press it) and try the car again - this should solve the problem. The red triangle is the master warning and when it goes off there is almost always a system specific light that will illuminate to let you know where the problem is that has caused the master to light up, so always a good idea to look around the dash for the second attention-getter. You should have pm'd me first! Edited February 17, 2009 by Soop Dogg (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yeah it was the active spoiler switch, I'd pressed it by accident to turn it on but of course cos it has been removed it showed up a fault, but panic over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraTRD83 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Dont do 90mph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magictorch Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 You could take the active spoiler ecu out from behind the dash.....did mine yesterday:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Dont do 90mph ...and you brought a supra because...... :d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GCTT Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Just bought a '99 TT Jap import master warning triangle has come on don't know if the car has an active front spoiler or not how do I find this out / where's the switch? Any other ideas as to why its come on and stayed on? Is the brake fluid a cause? Does it need diagnostic equipment to find out? Thanks in advance any advice appreciated a new to all this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Just bought a '99 TT Jap import master warning triangle has come on don't know if the car has an active front spoiler or not how do I find this out / where's the switch? Any other ideas as to why its come on and stayed on? Is the brake fluid a cause? Does it need diagnostic equipment to find out? Thanks in advance any advice appreciated a new to all this! Could be brake fluid level. If you have an active spoiler, the switch is below the stereo. If there is no switch, have a look under the front bumper. That's where the active spoiler will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I had the same problem when going over 80mph the master warning light came on and the switch for the active spoiler would flash, removed my active spoiler ecu behind the stereo and all is good now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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