Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 22:17:12 -0400
Reply-To: William Maxian <wmaxian@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From: William Maxian <wmaxian@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject: Re: Help..oil light on 84 GL
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Don't panic - went through this last week. Replaced sensor & still not right.
Turned out to be combo - bad sensor & faulty lead connector to sensor. Replaced
both & everything is fine.Sure had some anxious moments. When oil level was OK,
no lifter noise & no temp change, I had a pretty good hunch.Analog guages are on
the top of my list - tired of lights & buzzers! Good Luck - MAX
Gary McEachern wrote:
> Hello
>
> Once again I need to ask your advice.
> While on a trip to our campsite in Maine today, the oil light on my new
> '84GL started to flicker. At the time I was traveling around 70 mph. I
> stopped, checked and topped off the oil. The flickering once again resumed
> after I was at highway speed for a few minutes. The LED flashing started to
> increase in frequency, duration and intensity as time went on. When I slowed
> down it seemed to stop and then return as I increased my speed again. I kept
> the speed low and made it to my destination without further occurence.
>
> On the way back to Massachusetts the light started to flicker once again
> after 15-20 minutes at highway speed. At this point it was lighting for
> longer periods of time and continued to do so at slower speeds. It was now
> lighting intermittently at idle! I pulled off the highway and called AAA for
> a tow home.
>
> Whats going on?
> The oil appears clean. The engine,in all other respects, sounds and runs
> fine. The coolant temperature appears normal. I just had the oil and filter
> changed a few weeks ago. The oil sensor wire doesn't appear to be pinched or
> shorted. The LED comes on when I turn the ignition on and quickly
> extinguishes when the engine starts..but now the LED will start flash even
> at idle!
>
> I recently bought the van with approx 16K miles on a new engine (dealer
> installed long block). I assume the oil pump and oil sensor were new at this
> point(approx 2 years ago).
>
> Is this likely caused by a bad oil sensor? Do these tend to fail more often
> than other oil pressure related components? Please tell me yes!
>
> Tomorrow I plan to swap the oil sensor with one from my '84 parts van. If
> this doesn't fix the problem, I planned to connect an oil pressure gauge in
> place of the sensor to determine if the pressure is actually low.
>
> If the oil pressure is really low, could something else besides the oil pump
> cause this problem? Oil pressure relief valve? Oil filter?
> ?? ??
>
> Any comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Gary
>
> Gary McEachern
> '84GL,'87GL Wolfsburg
> '82GL (4 sp, for sale)
>
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