The light has nothing to do with oil level. It is looking for oil
pressure. It is possible that you have a shorted wire to the sensor or the
sensor itself just went bad. Engine oil is not routed to the from of the
van unless someone added an oil cooler. If so, than hoses with clamps was
a poor installation.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Drew
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:10 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: flashing oil light won't go off

Hello all:
I'm confused. I was driving down the highway when suddenly my oil/temp
light came on in my 1987 Vanagon. I immediately exited and coasted to
a stop only to find a massive oil leak coming out of one of the hoses
located near the spare tire rig. I took out a screw driver and
tightened the fitting around the hose and then added 3 quarts of oil
to bring the oil level to where it should be. I then drove a few
miles, stopping frequently to gauge the status of the leak. Tightening
the fastening seemed to do the trick as I have yet to see a single
drop hit the driveway. The problem however, is that the oil light
continues to flash. When I turn on the car, everything sounds normal
and it idles normally but then the light comes on. If the oil level is
normal, why is the light still telling me something is wrong? Also, I did
just return from a trip in which I traveled 30 miles on a dirt road that
might have rattled various fittings lose. Again though, since identifying
the leak the prompted the light to come on in the first place, I have not
seen additional leakage, but the light won't go off.
John
john.p.drew@gmail.com