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Subject:Re: ...oil pressure...oil sensor
From:John Bange
Date:Sat, 28 May 2005 08:23:08 -0700

Ja, like Karl says, your pressure sounds fine. The usual function of
the light is to FLASH at low pressure, and above 2000 RPM it flashes
and buzzes. Flickering or steady-on behavior indeed sounds like a
wiring fault.

> Well...the oil pressure is (if I recall) 20 psi at 2000 rpm, and I have a
> new oil pressure sensor - the oil is 15/40 - and the light is brighter
> than it used to be and stays on just the same. Steady at idle, gets dim
> after 3000 rpm...oil looks fine, coolant looks fine, made it into Seattle
> today...
> 
> Andree
>