oil light

[belle in progress]

oil light

firstly what does it mean, Oil too low, or oil too hot??

i did an oil change bout 10 days ago, drove van twice since, when engine warms up the light will come on when idle ing, not a constant flash but like a loose connection, when i touch the gas the light goes out ?????

any ideas please

[Fritz]

What grade of oil have you used ?

Synthetic oils are not suited to these older motors.(thats if you have used that stuff)

Regards

Fritz,,,,,,,,

[belle in progress]

sounds crap but not sure, i used the one euro car parts supplied, it was a 10/40 semi synthetic but not sure of make

[kevtherev]

oil pressure

20w/50 will put the light out

from GSF called morris oils

[Mocki]

could be a duff filter too, but the oil sounds like the cuprit...... good mineral oil is the stuff you need

[Flibbertigibbet]

Is all down to your viscosity

[belle in progress]

ok will go gsf later on. will i need to change the filter again aas only a week old

thanks for the advice

[Mocki]

i would be getting one, even if you dont fitit right now.........change the oil, see if it sorts it first..........

[Mr Bean]

oil light

firstly what does it mean, Oil too low, or oil too hot??

i did an oil change bout 10 days ago, drove van twice since, when engine warms up the light will come on when idle ing, not a constant flash but like a loose connection, when i touch the gas the light goes out ?????

any ideas please

Yes I had a touch of that especially towing in rather hot weather. In the end I fitted an oil cooler which did the trick. But I can still get the light to come on if I slow the engine up by dragging the clutch on tickover. I believe there are electronics in the circuit which transform a momentary glitch into a significant event. Frightens the life out of me! I guess an oil pressure guage would be nice if you could stand the stress when in heavy traffic!
Cheers
Ken

[Aidan]

and was it a genuine filter, accept no substitutes MAN or twice the price from the dealer in a nice VW cardboard box; but the MAN green and yellow box is perfectly acceptable in my view