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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

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,,,,,,,,

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

oil pressure

20w/50 will put the light out

from GSF called morris oils

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

Is all down to your viscosity

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

thanks for the advice

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

belle in progress wrote: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

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