new xb owner with an issue

kim · 10-20-2009, 11:04 AM

Hi
Yesterday I got my new used 06 xb, very nice. I took it home with no troubles but later that day when my wife went to drive it the BLUE temp. light was on. This car does not have an owners manual so I don't know exactly what the BLUE temp means. Can anyone help?

Thanks and may God bless,
Kim

05blackbox · 10-20-2009, 11:33 AM

the blue light is standard in the xbs it just lets you know that the engine is cold if it turns red it means that the temp is hot since the xb doesnt have a temp guage and only the idiot lights as i would call them

also once the blue light turns off it means the engine is warmed up

enuf2spare35 · 10-20-2009, 01:04 PM

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awinter · 10-20-2009, 03:31 PM

Yep, the blue engine light should go off at 140 degrees once the engine has warmed up. If your new/used xB is an automatic, you will notice that the transmission may feel stiff if you drive before the engine warms up all the way. Once warm, it will be noticeably better. Enjoy your new toy!

SAKURA · 10-21-2009, 01:27 AM

all this time, i thought it was a blue sailboat......

mine goes off like he said^^^ 138f/140f

xB_Jag_Bx · 10-21-2009, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 05blackbox

the blue light is standard in the xbs it just lets you know that the engine is cold if it turns red it means that the temp is hot since the xb doesnt have a temp guage and only the idiot lights as i would call them

also once the blue light turns off it means the engine is warmed up

My wife pointed that light on mine and that is exactly what I assumed, but I didn't know what temperature that it turns off at.

However, what is the deal with the flashing Maint Required light? I am assuming that means to change the oil, but it only flashes for a few seconds and then remains off.

SAKURA · 10-21-2009, 11:48 AM

at intial start up, cel light will flash normally then it will remain off.

the cel light will remain on when engine needs maintenance. i.e. oil change.

sometimes it will read when there is a malfunction in the system such as but not always, aftermarket intake, etc.

xB_Jag_Bx · 10-21-2009, 01:02 PM

Thx Sakura

AutoBoxx · 10-22-2009, 08:37 PM

Hi Kim and welcome to the Site.

xPartyx · 10-22-2009, 08:51 PM

welcome Kim! like everyone else said, youll be just fine.

All this time i thought it was "water mode" like, i could drive in water. . .
but every time i tried to get to a river/lake/ocean etc, the light turned off before i got there, so i didnt drive in the water. kinda glad about that now. . .

kim · 10-23-2009, 11:36 AM

Hay
That was funny. So you thought you could drive on water.

xPartyx · 10-23-2009, 01:08 PM

yea like SAKURA said, i thought it was a boat. . . but every time i tried to water it went off. haha

for real though, its just the oil temp light, it goes off when the car warms up.

tried to get to water*

kim · 10-23-2009, 02:38 PM

Hay again
I did not get an owners manual with the xb so I was thinking where to get one. E bay had 2 of them one for $130 and one for $100, nuts. Amazon.com had one for $150. I tried some junk yards with no luck. As a last resort figuring they would be way costly I called the dealer. $15 plus $7.50 s & h, I could not beleive it.

Kim

xPartyx · 10-23-2009, 05:13 PM

wow, one thing the dealer has cheaper. who would have thought

falcondrgn · 11-05-2009, 07:35 PM

Sup everyone,

Do you guys wait till the blue temperature light goes off before driving? I checked toyotanation and they say its bad to idle even though the blue light is still on so they suggest just to drive it without going over 3k. Any thoughts?

PCH · 11-05-2009, 07:37 PM

Yeah, drive it easy til the light goes off. Sitting and idling is bad for catalytic converter.

falcondrgn · 11-05-2009, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by PCH

Yeah, drive it easy til the light goes off. Sitting and idling is bad for catalytic converter.

so u never wait till the blue light goes off?

ketchup_xb · 11-05-2009, 07:42 PM

i never pay attention myself. just like pch said, take it eaaaasy. lol. i rev mine sometimes. thats prolly bad too though.

PCH · 11-05-2009, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by falcondrgn

so u never wait till the blue light goes off?

If it gets really cold in the morning (like 50F, cuz i'm in SoCal

) i may let it idle for half a minute, then just drive it easy. Owners Manual says not to sit and wait but to drive easy til the light goes off (which happens at 139F).

SAKURA · 11-05-2009, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCH

Sitting and idling is bad for catalytic converter.

im soo bad to my catalytic converter......iam i admit.

old habit from warming up the motor on my california special.