Another oil light question

welshlandy · Oct 1, 2014

The oil pressure switch was changed , as I noticed it had been pulled half off by the steering arm. Now the oil light stays on that spilt second too long. Should I be worried. Series 3 convertion. Haven't long put it in.

Javelinadave · Oct 1, 2014

What weight oil do you have in the motor? Does it only happen when the engine is cold? I swapped mine out with a VDO sender (and added an oil pressure gauge) and it's not as fast to turn the light off as the LR sender was when the engine is cold but with a warm engine it goes out quickly.

lynall · Oct 1, 2014

Some of the cheap senders are hit and miss, as above check oil viscosity, you want 15/40 not any modern cats ****

welshlandy · Oct 1, 2014

It is a bear mach sender, not sure of the oil. I was going to change it the weekend. Any make oil worth putting in?

Javelinadave · Oct 1, 2014

Not sure what brands they sell on your side of the Atlantic but any name brand should work well. I use Shell Rotella In my diesels and Castrol in my gas engines.

Kwakerman · Oct 1, 2014

welshlandy said:
The oil pressure switch was changed , as I noticed it had been pulled half off by the steering arm. Now the oil light stays on that spilt second too long. Should I be worried. Series 3 convertion. Haven't long put it in.

if the new switch has a higher switching pressure than the old one it may take the engine slightly longer to get up to that oil pressure to put the light out?

welshlandy · Oct 1, 2014

Ok thanks guys

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