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Subject:Re: Oil indicator light (was: <No Subject>)
From:Allan Streib
Date:Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:24:44 -0400

Of course, verify that your oil level is still good, not to full, not too low.

Double check that the correct sender is installed near the water pump.  It's 0.9 bar I think, I had a 1.8 bar on mine when I first got it and got a lot of false alarms from that.

If you can, you need to check the pressure with a gauge so you know what you really have.  Harbor Freight sells an inexpensive oil pressure tester.  Or have a shop do it.  Without knowing what your actual hot oil pressure is, everything else is just guesswork.

Allan

On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:35 -0700, "Rory Bogar" <bojeeze@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Having a problem with my oil indicator light. on cold starts and startup
> idles everything seems good, once i start driving buzzer sounds and light
> flashes. just rebiult my 2.1 lt 1987 vanagon, honed out the sleaves
> re-ringed, replaced the valves and all gaskets timed it and it ran fine
> for 110 mi., any thoughts would be appriciated.
> Thanks
> Rory

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