On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Higginbotham, David A. wrote: > The second one: the oil pressure idiot light stays lit all the time now. > Yes, I checked the oil, many times. The idiot light spooks me and I shut > her down as soon as I saw it. Checked the oil. Started her again, still > the light, let it run for a short period. Checked the oil. Started her > again and let her warm up. Still the light. > > Anybody got any advice on how to start troubleshooting from here? Did you accidentally knock the wire to the oil pressure sender loose while you were working in the engine bay? If I remember right the sender is between the fan shroud and the air distributor, in a hole in the tin. It should be under a rubber seal but usually isn't. ;) There's a single wire that connects to it. If that wire shorts to ground somewhere you get the oil light on all the time. To test the wiring you can disconnect the wire and tape the connector so it can't short to anything. If the oil light still comes on, you have a short to ground somewhere in the oil pressure light wiring. If it doesn't, then it's time to suspect either the sender or your engine's oil pressure. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si |
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