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Subject:Re: '86 2.1 Oil Pressure light coming on
Date:Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:44:09 EDT

In a message dated 6/7/04 8:36:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jasonpufahl@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

>
> The oil light is now coming on.  It has always flickered at low idle, but
> would stop once I got moving again.  The other day during a local test drive it
> would come on while driving at normal speeds with throttle and stay on until
> I turned the van off.
>
>

99% sure its your rear oil (high) pressure sender.  they always act up on the
2.1L's.   its a pain in the ass to change.   it happened to me.  since it
wasnt a oil pressure problem, and just a faulty sender -  i grounded it out so it
shut off the buzzer for a while till i could replace the sender.

chris