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Possibly the wrong area but oil light staying on..

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:59 am
by kattweaver
Uh-oh, sorry if it's the wrong area for this question.
But advice needed pleasseee, the oil light on my traveller is staying on, I've changed the oil filter and the oil and tried to clean the sensor, I'm wondering if it could be something up with the electrics? but is there anything else likely to be causing this problem? :o

Katt

Re: Possibly the wrong area but oil light staying on..

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:37 am
by bmcecosse
It could be a faulty sensor - does it NEVER go off? Are there ominous rattling noises from the engine??

Re: Possibly the wrong area but oil light staying on..

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 11:43 am
by David53
If you're not getting nasty clunks and rattles from the engine it could be as simple as a failed sender. Try a new sender and if still happening hook up an oil pressure gauge to check.

Re: Possibly the wrong area but oil light staying on..

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 4:58 pm
by Trickydicky
Was the oil light on before you changed the oil or has it just started happening?

Re: Possibly the wrong area but oil light staying on..

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 8:56 pm
by kattweaver
The oil light was on before we changed the oil!

I may look into the sensor then, thank you!

Re: Possibly the wrong area but oil light staying on..

Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:34 pm
by bmcecosse
Just to confirm - if you take the wire connection off the sensor - is the light out then? Just in case there IS NO oil pressure, you really shouldn't run the engine until you know it's all ok......