Oil pressure and oil level fine , changed oil sensor switch also had oil change and filter change yet oil pressure light is still flashing. it stops flashing at higher revs and stays off until the following day. please help :) i've spent a few bob now trying to fix it so any help would be great. cheers
If your oil pressure is good, let's look beyond the oil pump.
I'd like to tell you how to turn off the pesky light, but that's beyond my skill.
In the long run, you may choose to put black tape over it.
It could be the sending unit, yes.
They aren't too expensive.
If that doesn't work, I'd consider an oil pressure gauge!.
You didn't say what year or model you have.
Could you handle an oil pressure gauge mounted under the dashboard?
Loose or worn bearings , if not noisy now, will very often fail very quickly, sometimes before you can even reach the ignition key to turn it off!
Be blessed.
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If engine is not ticking or knocking while running, likely the pressure sender is faulty. If changing it makes no difference, have actual pressure checked with a mechanical gauge.
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You either have a loose/worn engine bearing or a worn out oil pump, do not drive the car this way, you will cause serious damage to the whole engine. A oil switch is for a light, it turns on the light when oil pressure falls below about 10 PSI, a sending unit is for a guage that shows oil pressure with a scale, it may have numbers on the guage or just green and red, or high and low.
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10 psi minimum at idle and 50psi at 3000 rpm are needed for the light to be off. If you have this check for a bad ground wire and reset the CEL.
Good luck...i hope this helps
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get oil pressure test done and check for codes in PCM
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yeah i believe now its looking like the oil pump since im pretty sure ive done everything else. is it easy to check if i have a loose/worn engine bearing? also there are no knocking or ticking noises and had the pressure mechanically checked and is fine, could it still be the pressure sender? didnt expect such a quick response, Thanks!
hi its a seat leon 2002 1.6s 16v. i have had a few electrical problems too but hopefully they are fixed but could this possibly be the issue or am i being hopeful? is the sending unit the same as the oil switch/sensor?
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