oil light flashed!!

[cuprakris]

hi i was just wondering if anyone else has experianced this problem before i started my car up tonight and the oil light flashed a couple of times does anybody know why it would do that.

cheers

 

[LEE69]

The light by the temperature gauge?

 

[cuprakris]

no the one in the middle near the engine management one

 

[LEE69]

Good, at least you realise that it's the correct light.

Could be dodgy sender, could be dodgy wiring, could be blocked pick up in the sump.

Is there oil getting to the top of the engine, is it wet looking through the oil cap?

 

[cuprakris]

i wil have a look in the morning cheers

 

[jwfcms]

has it been regulary serviced? a common problem used to be the pick up pipe/strainer got blocked. keep your eye on things. check the oil level, get it diagnostic checked for any faulty sensors if it says on then make sure you dont carry on running the engine. you could cause some serious damage. i once scraped an engine in a golf which the oil pump failed, it starved the top end then the crank. a thrust washer droped out of the crank, then when the clutch was pressed it was moving the crankshaft side to side, wearing the block away. hope this hasnt put the frighteners on things but just keep an eye on things and maybe get a good garage to check it out

 

[cuprakris]

just layed underneath and there was a sensor off and i think it plugged into the back of the sump i say think because it is dark outside lol

 

[Seat Gooner]

thats the oil level sensor ? on the bottom of the sump

 

[cuprakris]

yeah thats it could that have caused it

 

[LEE69]

Pretty sure we don't have a level sensor, just a pressure sender.

 

[Muttley]

The sensor on the bottom of the sump is an oil level and temperature sensor. The oil pressure sensor is screwed in to the oil filter housing, and everybody has one of them.