Re: Oil Light

["Brian Haygood" <Scirious@hotmail.com>]

All your ground wires are belong to us!


----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Williams <scirocco21@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: Oil Light


> I don't know if you all are still interested in oil lights, but I went
> through that with my 86' 8v.  My light started going on with increasing
> frequency above 2000 rpm.  I tore into the console and replaced the
sending
> unit (goofy little L-shaped circuit board), also checked both of the
sensors
> under the hood.  Damn thing still went off over 2,000 rpm.  So I hooked up
a
> oil pressure gauge over the oil cooler, where the high end sensor goes.
My
> pressure was well over the 29 psi minimum.  So I grounded the wire that
went
> to that sensor on my battery ground, my oil pressure light never came back
> on.  Year and a half ( and 10,000 miles) later, engines running strong.
> Moral of the story, your wiring will eventually self-destruct.
>
> Guy who said it happened on corners should check the pickup and the pump,
> then check the sensors and wiring.  You could either have a pickup being
> starved in the sump or a frayed wire that rubs on something and grounds
out
> in turns.
>
>
> >From: "Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>
> >To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: Oil Light
> >Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 23:44:29 -0800
> >
> >I have read all the other responses to this up to this point (check dates
> >and times).  But no one has mentioned low oil.  I know, I know your
> >dipstick
> >READS full but how about your dipstick funnel?  Is it there?  Do you have
> >the right dipstick?  How much oil do you put in initially? Should be
about
> >4
> >1/2 qts including the oil filter.  IF the little plastic thingy on the
> >dipstick tube is broken/busted/missing/etc it could also cause a
runability
> >problem.  HTH!!
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >Usually the solution to a problem is simple, everyone justs wants to
> >believe
> >it is complicated!
> >
> > > I know this is never a good sign, but my oil light pops on every once
in
> >a
> > > while.  now i know that "Once in a While" is never fixable, but it
seems
> >to
> > > come on under hard turning.  any one else have this kind of problem?
oil
> > > level is good, the pump could be going (223K miles) or it just could
be
> >a
> > > bad relay.  nothing is hard to fix, but i just wanted to see if this
> >happens
> > > to anyone else.
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > jason
> > >
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