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Oil warning light
- Roger Fairclough
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01 Sep 2023 13:27 #250624
by Soeley
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Replied by Soeley on topic Oil warning light
I was presuming the NOGBAD was meaning this light, with him saying it had just been in for a service and dipstick was reading ok.
I would guess the garage didn't reset the service light (oil light is used as service reminder).
Can you tell me where you found this please, there is no mention of it in my owner's manual (or if there is I haven't found it), and given the risk of engine damage if the oil pressure light is ignored, I can't see any vehicle manufacturer in their right mind doing it this way.
Here's what my owner's manual says...
I've had oil pressure light switches fail, and since the car has been driven without a problem, it's quite likely that this is what has happened, but I would strongly suggest that the car not be driven until it has been checked, as if in fact there is an oil pressure issue, engine damage can occur.
I wouldn't risk driving the car to the garage, the last time I had it happen, (it has happened more than once) I got the garage to send a mechanic out.
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01 Sep 2023 21:35 #250636
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Oil warning light
The oil pressure (or rather lack of it) light is red and inside the rev counter.
If it is on then there is A Problem, most likely a faulty switch or wiring fault. If there actually was no oil pressure, driving it to the shops & back would have the engine knocking and clanging like the Devil by now, if it hadn't seized solid on the way.
If it is on then there is A Problem, most likely a faulty switch or wiring fault. If there actually was no oil pressure, driving it to the shops & back would have the engine knocking and clanging like the Devil by now, if it hadn't seized solid on the way.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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