oil light

[larson]

should the oil light come on when starting up cold and if so how long fr?

thanks in advance larson














just getting my tenners worth:augie

 

[Timbo_1975]

It should always be on when key is in position 2, engine stopped. Mine takes about 1 second to go out after the engine starts from cold, almost immediately at warm start.

A poor / faulty / pattern filter can cause a longer delay .

 

[macabethiel]

When I changed my oil filter for one made by Boshi that came free with my motor it used to take 2-3 seconds for the oil light to go out.

I lived with it for a couple of days and changed the oil filter for a Mahle and the light went out in under a second. Clearly the valve in the filter was faulty

There are a lot of cheap oil filters on the market that compromise on things such as drain back valve quality etc a chap in the USA has done his own tests.

http://www.corolland.com/oil-filters.html

 

[clivvy]

piss...i just bought an oil filter from Milners and its a boshi....

 

[larson]

piss...i just bought an oil filter from Milners and its a boshi....

:lol:lol:lol you crack me up

 

[clivvy]

lol, sorry...i dont know what it is, i just seem to attract problems...!! its liek i need a permanent floating violin playing or something lol!

 

[zippy656]

permanent floating violin playing

try livin here then mate..

i got two violins AND a CELLO!!

 

[clivvy]

try livin here then mate..

i got two violins AND a CELLO!!

:lol

 

[ivan dinsmore]

what does it mean if my oil light DOESNT GO OUT??

 

[rustic]

what does it mean if my oil light DOESNT GO OUT??

Aghhh....................hhh

1 No oil
2 No oil pressure
3 Faulty pressure switch or faulty connection.
4 Engine not started
I hope it's 3 or 4.

If you run the engine with either 1 or 2..... major problems will result. :doh

 

[CaptLimey]

what does it mean if my oil light DOESNT GO OUT??

Hi Ivan
The 3ltr Patrol engine is known to have oil pressure sensor problems, it has two f them. There are a number of earlier threads on the subject, it might be worth a search.
Rgds CL