Thread: Do I believe my oil light?

Its a TD5, Both filters are on the passenger side

edited to add, the switch is on the back of the filter housing

Originally Posted by Milton477

I am at Clermont in QLD. The nearest reasonable town is Emerald some 110km away.

Emerald is hopeless if you need someone who can diagnose electronics in a LR product, afaik the neasest any reasonably competent LR workshop is mackay or rockhampton

Did you ever have the oil pump bolt checked - for locktite/tightness because it will undo and stop giving oil pressure. If not I would not drive it anywhere without comfirming the wiring to the pressure sensor.
I dont know of a good way to check the oil pressure & you might not have stuffed the engine yet.

Best of luck finding the answer.

Steve
TD5 2000 auto

Originally Posted by Milton477

Guys, I agree with all of you. I am however at a coal mine just outside of Clermont in QLD. The nearest reasonable town is Emerald some 110km away. I need to confirm whether the electronics is correct or not.

What is the quickest way to visibly check if there is oil pressure eg by loosening the feed to the turbo? or does someone have a better location to loosen?

Gee I wish that I had fitted an oil pressure gauge

Dose the coal mine have a workshop, with gauge to check????


Yes been stuck in Clermont, dead ALT, had to drive to Makay to pick up one, bussed from Townsville.
Can't have to many gauges.

Thanks all, I guess that I will test the electricals first by seeing if the switch closes with a multimeter. From there, I guess i may be testing my shiny new RAC, top of the range membership....

At least yours works.
Mine doesnt work at all,but the dash test by testbook tells that the indicator light is working.
When I replaced the sender the first time the red light came on and stayed on.Put a mechanical gauge on in its place and it had plenty of pressure.The heat from the turbo doesnt do the sender or the wire much good at all.
The motor has oil pressure,it will only run for minutes with out it,IF YOU ARE LUCKY!!!!
Andrew

I would be checking the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge. Any workshop should have a mechanical guage. They are used for this exact purpose. Remove the electric sender unit, and insert the tempory mechanical guage. This is not a Land Rover specialist thing. Any competant mechanic can do this.

Aaron.

Im backing Aaron II, as well as the failed sender wire/sender concept.

If your TD5 had no pressure IT wouldnt have made a K especially if it was already warm.