[T3] Oil Light

J. Jonik j_jonik at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 1 15:38:52 PDT 2017


Oil light brightly flickering solved...too easy.

Yes, it had to do with the sensor...but for first half the trip, the wire was either touching the proper tab, or stuck on carelessly loosely.  Starting car for return trip simply bounced the wire connection totally loose to where it just bounced against the sensor...keeping light flickering.   
  Even the Muir Idiot book didn't cover that one.

But there still seems to be too much oil in the engine...despite slightly not level street one slant or the other.  Way past time to change oil and clean things anyway...then see what happens.



PS:  Had to go to "plain text" to keep funny question marks and things out of my message.  Dunno why that happens either.  Loose wire maybe.
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Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:59:16 -0400
From: Sean Bartnik <sjbartnik at mac.com>

To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Oil Light
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The oil light indicates low oil pressure only. It does not have the 
capability to indicate oil level, whether too low or too high. 

(Until the oil level gets so low that the pump can no longer pick up oil). 

Thinning of the oil viscosity by gasoline contamination could cause low pressure but that would have to be a LOT of gas and you would not want to run the engine at all in that case. 

It is also possible that the sensor has failed and is giving you a false indication. 

You could swap in a new sensor as a test or remove the sensor and connect a mechanical gauge to test actual oil pressure and make sure it's in 
spec. 

-Sean


On Aug 1, 2017, at 1:45 PM, J. Jonik <j_jonik at yahoo.com> wrote:

 Hot day, almost 90 degrees.   (Drove '71 Sqbk std.) for half hour; parked for hour and a half in hot sun.  

  Then, when started, the oil light stayed on, sort of flickering, but 
never off even when engine was revved a bit.    Engine oil checked 
ok...or maybe too high, but streets where tested weren't exactly flat.

  IF the oil is too high, is that due to gas getting in...and would that cause oil light to stay on flickering?  There was no exhaust smoke.
  If not, what else could keep the oil light on like that?


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