Now that you've driven it around for a bit. Drain that oil out, and put in 20w50 (presuming that this is a water boxer engine). That 15w40 just isn't thick enough for the oil sensors.
On Sep 3, 2011, at 8:55 PM, craig cowan wrote: > On my project syncro (which has sat for a long time) I am now finding that > the oil light comes on and off at Idle once the engine is fully warmed up. > What's the best proceedure for diagnosing this problem? > > It's running fresh 15W40 oil and a fresh filter. > > -Craig |
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