Re: oil light ?



Suggest that you screw a manual oil pressure gauge into the block in place
of the electrical pressure sensor and actually see what oil pressure you are
getting at idle and as you increase RPMs. Sounds like it could be a weak
oil pump or a dirty oil pickup that is reducing pressure. Without knowing
your year, make, model, engine, and the mileage, you probably will not get
much more useful information here.

Bob

"maxpower" <damnnickname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "randy pape" <rspape@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > my oil light glows dim and then comes on every once in a while at stop
signs
> > as soon as i drive away it goes out and stays out. any ideas? and yes
it's
> > full of oil.

> If the sending unit is leaking oil it will short out the wire and cause
the
> lite to turn on, assuming that the oil level is ok and clean, replace the
> switch, clean out the connector really good and that means to disassembled
> it when doing it.
> Also the next time you post something, give the year make and model
> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech


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