Oil Warning Light when Oil level is good.
10-15-2016, 08:52 AM
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- UPDATE - Final resolution ~ replaced the Oil Pressure Sensor.
Basically, I waited for this problem to get worse or pronounced. As suspected (and, Thanks to all Kind suggestions from friends here), the Oil Pressure Sensor was the culprit. It was shot so bad that oil is coming out of it into its single wire connector! The random beeps got so bad and I never lost engine performance so, couple weeks ago went to figure out where it was etc., -should've replaced it when I did the bufkin pipe for oil cooler- and realized the difficult spot it was in.
To make it short, pulled out the air intake filter/box and used a 22 or 25mm (I forget) wrench to reach the sensor in an angle from top. I almost gave up as it is impossible to reach from below or sides. As a last ditch effort, I tried from top and to my amazement, it loosened! Rest was easy. Must say, putting the sensor back as in threading it in initially was more difficult than removing it. Couple times it fell into the chassis. Hand tightened it good -aluminum block- so be careful if you are doing this.
OEM Sensor cost was around $10 from ECS Tuning.
No more oil light warnings or beeps! I hope this helps someone.
Basically, I waited for this problem to get worse or pronounced. As suspected (and, Thanks to all Kind suggestions from friends here), the Oil Pressure Sensor was the culprit. It was shot so bad that oil is coming out of it into its single wire connector! The random beeps got so bad and I never lost engine performance so, couple weeks ago went to figure out where it was etc., -should've replaced it when I did the bufkin pipe for oil cooler- and realized the difficult spot it was in.
To make it short, pulled out the air intake filter/box and used a 22 or 25mm (I forget) wrench to reach the sensor in an angle from top. I almost gave up as it is impossible to reach from below or sides. As a last ditch effort, I tried from top and to my amazement, it loosened! Rest was easy. Must say, putting the sensor back as in threading it in initially was more difficult than removing it. Couple times it fell into the chassis. Hand tightened it good -aluminum block- so be careful if you are doing this.
OEM Sensor cost was around $10 from ECS Tuning.
No more oil light warnings or beeps! I hope this helps someone.
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batcave (06-17-2023)
10-16-2016, 10:38 AM
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I once had an oil pressure sensor fail that way on a 81Nissan 280ZXTurbo too.
- UPDATE - Final resolution ~ replaced the Oil Pressure Sensor.
Basically, I waited for this problem to get worse or pronounced. As suspected (and, Thanks to all Kind suggestions from friends here), the Oil Pressure Sensor was the culprit. It was shot so bad that oil is coming out of it into its single wire connector! The random beeps got so bad and I never lost engine performance so, couple weeks ago went to figure out where it was etc., -should've replaced it when I did the bufkin pipe for oil cooler- and realized the difficult spot it was in.
To make it short, pulled out the air intake filter/box and used a 22 or 25mm (I forget) wrench to reach the sensor in an angle from top. I almost gave up as it is impossible to reach from below or sides. As a last ditch effort, I tried from top and to my amazement, it loosened! Rest was easy. Must say, putting the sensor back as in threading it in initially was more difficult than removing it. Couple times it fell into the chassis. Hand tightened it good -aluminum block- so be careful if you are doing this.
OEM Sensor cost was around $10 from ECS Tuning.
No more oil light warnings or beeps! I hope this helps someone.
Basically, I waited for this problem to get worse or pronounced. As suspected (and, Thanks to all Kind suggestions from friends here), the Oil Pressure Sensor was the culprit. It was shot so bad that oil is coming out of it into its single wire connector! The random beeps got so bad and I never lost engine performance so, couple weeks ago went to figure out where it was etc., -should've replaced it when I did the bufkin pipe for oil cooler- and realized the difficult spot it was in.
To make it short, pulled out the air intake filter/box and used a 22 or 25mm (I forget) wrench to reach the sensor in an angle from top. I almost gave up as it is impossible to reach from below or sides. As a last ditch effort, I tried from top and to my amazement, it loosened! Rest was easy. Must say, putting the sensor back as in threading it in initially was more difficult than removing it. Couple times it fell into the chassis. Hand tightened it good -aluminum block- so be careful if you are doing this.
OEM Sensor cost was around $10 from ECS Tuning.
No more oil light warnings or beeps! I hope this helps someone.
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