Oil warning light

Post by **TechtroT25** » 22 May 2006, 11:04

Got back from alltypes yesterday and noticed that oil warning lamp was glowing faintly away anybody any ideas its a 1.9 dg thinking oil pressure switch maybe thanks

Post by **Louey** » 22 May 2006, 11:05

guessing you stopped and checked the oil level though???

Post by **TechtroT25** » 22 May 2006, 11:11

Louey wrote:guessing you stopped and checked the oil level though???

Yeh it only lit up when i got outside me house when the van was ticking over all the levels seem fine i thought at first it was the sun shinning on it but realised it was still chucking it down

Post by **Louey** » 22 May 2006, 11:14

hasn't bloody stopped chucking it down has it

Post by **TechtroT25** » 22 May 2006, 11:22

Nope it has'nt has it mate lovely English summer for yer

Post by **TechtroT25** » 23 May 2006, 11:14

Anyone

Post by **HarryMann** » 23 May 2006, 11:33

If glowing not flashing/bleeping, then may be a badtrack on pcb or bad earth in the oil sender system... damp or corrosion?

Post by **merseysidebossman** » 23 May 2006, 17:41

wen was the last oil/filter change.

What oil did you use

Post by **Beach Bum** » 23 May 2006, 21:15

Stef, spooky my oil light came on the day after the show. Just needed a top up as I've just done a 1000 miles on new engine, 300 of them on the Sunday.

Post by **Beach Bum** » 23 May 2006, 21:19

Stef just thought, put a post up for beaker and ask him the question as I am sure he once told me it could be an alternator problem, something to do with a voltage fault sending false readings.
Hope you and Donna are feeling better and are ready for the next one
Take Care
Steve

Post by **TechtroT25** » 24 May 2006, 18:37

Hopefully now sorted fired the van up today for the first time since the weekend and no oil light lit checked the wire going to sensor really manky so sorted that and replaced the sensor just incase fingers crossed

Post by **ROBS T25** » 24 May 2006, 18:55

eh stef hows things matey?? all ok here got me brakes done thank god just bedding in now had em done monday by phil poor bloke ouit in the rain he done em bless eh but i was stood over him with me new umberdoodle

hope the vans ok mate my clutch has only just stopped stinkin from sat bad eh
them piccys are wicked especially donnas sister

only jokin donna speak to you soon mate ROB N LOU

YGM!!!!

Post by **TechtroT25** » 24 May 2006, 19:14

Rob YGM

Post by **BeaKiE** » 25 May 2006, 09:20

merseysidebossman wrote:What oil did you use

At the last oil change I used Halfords semi-synthetic, and after about 300 miles the oil warning lights and buzzer sounds intermitently, and, when I turn the ignition on, the oil warning light goes straight out, before the engine has cranked over.

Have I used the wrong oil? Or is this more likley to be a dodgy connection or oil pressure switch?

1.9 DG engine btw,

cheers,

Rich

Post by **Mocki** » 25 May 2006, 09:47

in my experience these flat fours dont like semi-syn oil, it finds all the leaks too........

oillight coming on after a long hard run can sometimes be the filter, or oil needing a change.........

give it a oil and filter change anyway, it could do with one!:)