Yellow Windshield Washer Icon Blinking Off and On. - Toyota Yaris Forums

bronsin · 01-31-2015, 12:02 PM

2009 base 3 door hatch. This icon is just to the left of the base of the speedo needle. Is this for the front or rear washer fluid tank?

The reason I ask is its too cold to go outside right now and if its the rear tank I wont go out and fill it but if its the front one I will...

Thanks!

Kar98 · 01-31-2015, 12:41 PM

There's no rear tank. Both ends are fed from the same tank in the front.

IllusionX · 01-31-2015, 02:13 PM

Yeah.. they both feed from the same tank. Not sure why the question after all these years owning a Yaris. LOL

bronsin · 01-31-2015, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by IllusionX

Yeah.. they both feed from the same tank. Not sure why the question after all these years owning a Yaris. LOL

Huh I seem to remember having to fill the "rear" coolant tank when I got the car.

Must be losing it.

That tank icon doesn't come on with the rest of the idiot lights when you turn on the ignition either.

At least on my car.

Kar98 · 01-31-2015, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

Huh I seem to remember having to fill the "rear" coolant tank when I got the car.

That was your Scirocco :D

IllusionX · 01-31-2015, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

Huh I seem to remember having to fill the "rear" coolant tank when I got the car.

Must be losing it.

That tank icon doesn't come on with the rest of the idiot lights when you turn on the ignition either.

At least on my car.

It's not a light that come on on ignition on. So it's normal.

Anyways, it would be pain in the ass having to fill up front and back instead of just feeding from 1 tank. Oh how I miss having a hatch.

Betrivent · 01-31-2015, 11:01 PM

It wouldn't come on with the ignition. The reason you're seeing it flickering is because it's low enough that the fluid moving around while driving causes it to set the light off - but it's full enough that when completely still the sensor still detects fluid.

If it was below the sensor at a standstill, then you would see it come on when you start the car.

bronsin · 02-01-2015, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Betrivent

It wouldn't come on with the ignition. The reason you're seeing it flickering is because it's low enough that the fluid moving around while driving causes it to set the light off - but it's full enough that when completely still the sensor still detects fluid.

If it was below the sensor at a standstill, then you would see it come on when you start the car.

Interesting! I just filled the tank but before I did it was staying on for long periods but still not on when turning on the ignition. I thought all warning lights came on when you turned on the ignition to test the bulb...

Betrivent · 02-01-2015, 12:43 PM

I could be wrong, but from my understanding of the sensor and my own experience, it flickered when I was low when I would be turning or shifting.

Bluevitz-rs · 02-01-2015, 11:27 PM

It's just a simple float inside the fluid with a magnetic reed switch. And there is only one tank with two pumps for front and back that is under the hood. If the light is on, it will usually take about a full jug of window juice.

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bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	Yellow Windshield Washer Icon Blinking Off and On. 2009 base 3 door hatch. This icon is just to the left of the base of the speedo needle. Is this for the front or rear washer fluid tank? The reason I ask is its too cold to go outside right now and if its the rear tank I wont go out and fill it but if its the front one I will... Thanks! __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

01-31-2015, 02:13 PM	#3
IllusionX It's the illusion you see View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brossard, QC Posts: 3,888	Yeah.. they both feed from the same tank. Not sure why the question after all these years owning a Yaris. LOL __________________

01-31-2015, 12:41 PM	#2
Kar98 Drives: 2011 Scion tC Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: DFW Posts: 651	There's no rear tank. Both ends are fed from the same tank in the front.

01-31-2015, 11:01 PM	#7
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	It wouldn't come on with the ignition. The reason you're seeing it flickering is because it's low enough that the fluid moving around while driving causes it to set the light off - but it's full enough that when completely still the sensor still detects fluid. If it was below the sensor at a standstill, then you would see it come on when you start the car.

02-01-2015, 12:43 PM	#9
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	I could be wrong, but from my understanding of the sensor and my own experience, it flickered when I was low when I would be turning or shifting.

02-01-2015, 11:27 PM	#10
Bluevitz-rs 1NZ-6spd View User's Garage Drives: '05 6-Spd Vitz RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,967	It's just a simple float inside the fluid with a magnetic reed switch. And there is only one tank with two pumps for front and back that is under the hood. If the light is on, it will usually take about a full jug of window juice.