Oil Light Flashing

[lee celtic]

Hi All

On the way back from Llangollen on Monday my oil light started to flicker at low revs so I stoped at the next bit of flat ground let the engines settle and checked the oil .  :shock: Loads of oil . :D


So I drove the rest of the way home . Today I had the oil and filter changed to see if that made a difference .

It didn't still flickers at low revs .
So I guess the next thing to try is the oil pressure switch .
The question is where and how hard is it to remove/replace???

And if that don't work were and how hard is the pump to replace (and of course were is the best / cheapest place to get both items from??)

There we go then the switches have been flicked and the cogs are a werrin post when ready awaiting replies

Ps If you were the Camel trophy pilot that buzzed me while I was parked on the bridge over the river Dee at the back end of corwen and flashed your work lamp at me sorry for not flashing back I did wave with my free hand but the other on was holdin me chips and mushy peas. :D

[karloss]

2 questions, what engine is it and what did your temp gauge say?
It's fairly "normal" (on a petrol) for the oil light to flicker at high temp's at low rev's. If it's doing it when cold, then worry. And fix it. Quickly.
HTH.

[landyman Ash]

My V8 flickers on idle all the time, has done for bloody years!!   :P

[lee celtic]

It's a 200 tdi temp was fine and the engine was purring ,  :)
after the oil change the light did start to flicker at low revs  as soon as the engine was up to opperating temp  :?

[muddyweb]

That might be the answer then.

What grade oil did you put in ?  Was it mucho-wonga quality stuff, or cheapo-kwality stuff ?


<don't get me started on a rant about oils>

[lee celtic]

The oil is the same stuff it's had for it's last 4 oil changes from the same dealer (I go to a mate for oil changes he has a ramp at his tyre depot and only charges £12 for oil and filter change ) This is the first time the light has flickered ever and it has done it before and after an oil change . :?

so I think the next step is the switch or is there a pick up gauze that could be blocked in the sump ???

[muddyweb]

it has done it before and after an oil change . :?

Ahh, sorry... I misunderstood what you said...  not paying attention again  :roll:

The switch is a cheap enough change so might be worth a try.  Check / Clean the switch terminal too before you do much else... might be something as simple as that.

[lee celtic]

So back to the origional questions  

where is the switch and how much are they and how much of a job is it and where do I get one cheap??? :D

[muddyweb]

I'll need to check the exact location...  but switches are about £2.50, they should just screw in, and you can get them from your favourite suppliers of LR parts

[Range Rover Blues]

Coming back from somewhere in the Cav (diesel) and the light was flickering on the mororway :o
Got home carefully and gave it a thourough going over.  Happily found that the wire to the switch had chaffed and was earthing to the Alternator bracket. :)   Worrying moment though.

[lee celtic]

Hi All

I spent this morning driving around trying to get a replacement switch no joy

It seems that it is a special order part at Halfrawds (£13.27) [-X  and I tried partco and C&A and the local landy place was shut but he would have charged a lot for it so I'm ordering on line and will have to do without the disco for a few days  

Still while it's off the road I can pull a few bits off and get them powder coated at work  :D  :D  :D

Silver linings and all that  :D

[lee celtic]

well it's fixed  :D

After all that it was the oil presure switch after all :roll:

At least it's fixed now I had visions of missing the May day mud fest in bala at the end of the month so now all is well :D  :D

Thanks for the replies