Re: Dash red lights
Posted: 21 May 2022, 17:47
Are you saying that with a spare dash fitted all is ok, if so disregard the rest.
Try disconnecting the low oil pressure switch wire and leave it disconnected, then disconnect the high pressure switch Wire but connect this one to a good earth point. This will emulate what the pressure switches should be doing with good oil pressure. If the buzzer continues to sound and the oil pressure warning light starts flashing then you need to check if the wiring from the engine bay to the dash is ok.
With a multimeter set to ohms (or preferably a setting that produces a high pitch tone when the probes are held together), Connect one lead to earth and the other probe onto the yellow wire in the 14 pin connector - you should get a reading of less than one ohms (or the meter will produce a tone if it that option). Repeat but place the probe onto the blue black wire in the multiconnector - this should read open circuit (a very high reading) and no tone should be heard.
Try disconnecting the low oil pressure switch wire and leave it disconnected, then disconnect the high pressure switch Wire but connect this one to a good earth point. This will emulate what the pressure switches should be doing with good oil pressure. If the buzzer continues to sound and the oil pressure warning light starts flashing then you need to check if the wiring from the engine bay to the dash is ok.
With a multimeter set to ohms (or preferably a setting that produces a high pitch tone when the probes are held together), Connect one lead to earth and the other probe onto the yellow wire in the 14 pin connector - you should get a reading of less than one ohms (or the meter will produce a tone if it that option). Repeat but place the probe onto the blue black wire in the multiconnector - this should read open circuit (a very high reading) and no tone should be heard.