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1stpop
Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 109
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:24 pm Post subject: flickering oil light |
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After finally getting my minx series lllb on the road I now find that after running for a while the oil light flickers intermittently when the car is ticking over. any suggestions before I start pulling bits off? |
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Inglewood
Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Stone, Staffordshire
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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I suggest put a pressure gauge on to see what the real reading is. |
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D4B
Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Perhaps it's just low on oil ~ or in need of an oil change....
but then I expect you have already tried that.... |
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welshrover
Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Posts: 326
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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does it go out when its off tickover. could be a dodgy sender . the wifes series v minx was doing it when we bought it . I put a gauge on it and it was fine . changed the sender. job done too be honest in the manual it says its ok on tickover to be flickering but not at speed |
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colwyn500
Joined: 21 Oct 2012 Posts: 1745 Location: Nairn, Scotland
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe tickover is too slow? Most of us could be on lowish oil pressure on idle when the engine is hot and would not know if the threshold for the sender was not quite reached. Are you using the recommended oil? Does the light go off after a short while when the engine may have cooled? |
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1stpop
Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 109
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Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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excellent stuff ... as always |
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exbmc
Joined: 18 Jun 2009 Posts: 236 Location: Derby East Midlands
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Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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More than likely just a pressure sender fault. There are some poor quality sender switches around though, i have fitted a new one recently on a series 2 Land Rover, and after about 3 weeks, the oil lamp was back on again. That was supposed to be a genuine part too. I fitted another from Alldrive, and all has been well for a month now. |
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welshrover
Joined: 09 Aug 2011 Posts: 326
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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exbmc wrote: | More than likely just a pressure sender fault. There are some poor quality sender switches around though, i have fitted a new one recently on a series 2 Land Rover, and after about 3 weeks, the oil lamp was back on again. That was supposed to be a genuine part too. I fitted another from Alldrive, and all has been well for a month now. | wasn't that britpart crap was it |
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