dil Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 The yellow oil light in the right hand side row of warning lights has never worked in my car and as far as i knew it wasnt supposed to, noticed in Skywater's car that both his red one (which i guess is oil presure) and the yellow one ( which is oil level) are both working. So I took the unit out of my car pluged it into his and wouldnt you know the yellow oil light came on, so i can rule out the unit/bulb be faulty, why doesnt it work on my car any ideas? cheers:stupid: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Faulty Oil Switch/Sender.... EASY (expensive part ?) Break in wiring/loom.... HARD (even MORE expensive - labour) Not having a working oil light (level OR pressure) is one of the MOST common reasons why cars are towed into our place with sha**ed engines ! ! ! (*) I'd get it checked/sorted ASAP ! I know the Soop is pretty reliable and we don't hear of too many oil-pump problems.......BUT ! ! Mind you, even when they ARE working :- "I saw the little red light on in Southampton, but I didn't know what it was, so I ONLY drove back to Romford. Then it started making a funny noise ?" [actual words from one lady customer - Fiesta HCS so not too dear ! just 2nd-hand crank and bearings - LUCKILY] Fat S. (* Timing Belt failure being number one ! ! ! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dil Posted October 19, 2002 Author Share Posted October 19, 2002 Steve, do you know where i can find the where light is getting its signal from, it must be plugged into the engine some where, i'm hoping maybe the "switch" something is faullty or worked itself loose. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 No, sorry, haven't got to that one yet... (sounded like I knew what I ws talking about before - sorry:music: ) Someone else will be on here later that DOES know where it is / what it looks like. I may 'troll' through the electrical pics on mkIV.com later and see where it's located (if no0one says by then !) YES, always screws in engine (block/head/ or oil-pump housing etc) Fat S. [once found it should be easy to test - pull off wire, when earthed on engine should light as-if switch is tripped..... OR, it's earthed until the switch is tripped = ? ? ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Just found this in my pics.... (NB. this is LEVEL, not PRESSURE... sure there's a PRESSURE switch - I'll keep looking, got me thinking about MINE now ! ! ? ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dil Posted October 19, 2002 Author Share Posted October 19, 2002 Steve i am right in thinking that the yellow can light is level rather than pressure? also from the pic you posted i cant see where a electrical switch thing would/could be. cheers for help & keep it coming:thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Another pic, this time wiring pic of warning lights. Try clicking on link below and tell me if it works ? Click here to visit the album on imira.com. The LEVEL sensor = the left end is the 'float' in the sump (IN the oil!), the right end is the 'switch' and will be on the outside of the block (poking THROUGH the side - left side by looks of it ?) it's a simple on/off when the float drops below a certain level. Fat S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dil Posted October 20, 2002 Author Share Posted October 20, 2002 Hi Steve, had a look on that link to the image, its a bit difficult to see what going on, actually i can't see a thing:D checking it out or am i missing a trick. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 sorry Dil ! ? don't know what happened there, the pic was 'gobble-de-gook' ? I've just re-up-loaded it - try the link again... (just tried it - seems OK now ?) [ps. today I actually LOOKED at my warning lights..... YES Orange LEVEL Light, and, Red PRESSURE Light ] Fat S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dil Posted October 21, 2002 Author Share Posted October 21, 2002 Cheers for that mate, you've got some really nice pics on there of some supra's at the Matt Harwood meet ,top stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE THE OIL PRESSURE 'SWITCH' IS SITUATED ? ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Martin F Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 It's near the oil filter. Have a look on this diagram. http://www.mkiv.com/manual/manualtt/cylinder_block_removel/b4.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Nice one Martin, That proves it's THERE... Funny diagram though, it's like a micro-fiche, but, it doesn't 'line-up' each piece with where it goes ? ! ? Somewhere on the Near-Side of the block (near the oil filter housing ?) I'll have a look when I'm next under 'me bonnet. GO FOR IT DIL . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dil Posted October 22, 2002 Author Share Posted October 22, 2002 Thanks Guys, I'll have a poke around the car on the weekend ans see what i can suss out. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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