Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: lee celtic on March 29, 2005, 20:21:45
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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 :cry: 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
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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.
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My V8 flickers on idle all the time, has done for bloody years!! :P
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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 :?
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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>
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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 ???
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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.
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So back to the origional questions :wink:
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
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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
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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.
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Hi All
I spent this morning driving around trying to get a replacement switch no joy :cry:
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 :cry:
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
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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