unknown dash light

[Big John]

I have a dash light that comes on when the ignition is on but goes out when started, what it looks like is a orange light with a dotted line horizontaly across the light with an arrow pointing down, I assume it is a warning light of low fluid of some kind but am not sure of what it means.
I have a 1994 GQ patrol wagon with a TD 42 motor that I purchased 8 months ago (my first 4x4 and diesel motor). Any information would be greatly appreciated and does anyone have a owners manual that they no longer require.
Thanks guys John

[Finly Owner]

Its a glow plug light

[DX grunt]

Its a glow plug light

When you turn the ignition on, wait a bit, then you should hear a 'click', that means it's warm enough to start. Then crank it up. You'll find it very hard to try and start a cold engine with out letting the 'glow plug' light warm up.

When the engine's hot, you probably won't hear the 'click'.

Hope that helps. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

[Big John]

the glow plug light is up next to the filter light this one is just to the right of the seat belt warning light
I do know you gotta glow to make it go LOL
Thanking you all for your answers so far.

[DX grunt]

the glow plug light is up next to the filter light this one is just to the right of the seat belt warning light
I do know you gotta glow to make it go LOL
Thanking you all for your answers so far.

I've got a 4.2TDI. I'll have a quick look in my owner's manual in the morning.

Ross

[DX grunt]

Hey John

I've had a quick look through the owner's manual but can't find anything remotely like what you've described.

Personally, I'd be making a quick telephone call to a Nissan dealer to find out, before I drove it any further.

Mine's a 2005 GU 4.2 TDi. Thought I could help, but in this case I can't. Sorry.

Take care out there.

Ross
DX grunt

[Woof]

Any of these, taken from a 1989 manual.

[Big John]

Thank you to all those that helped, it turns out to be a light that has something to do with the air inlet (blocked filter from what I can understand) Thanks heaps to the tech at Warnambool for this information.
John

[mike]

i remember this light came on when i first got my patrol ,new air filters fixed it never seen it since .performance was way down and wouldnt rev through to redline

Cheers Mike

[UKKiwi]

from the discription, I would have said water in the fuel line somewhere. I must be a man-I was wrong!