Thread: Do I believe my oil light?

Thanks once again for all the replies.

I think however that some members are missing the point here. My vehicle is a working vehicle with 204000km on the clock not a weekend play thing that can be fixed all week. It has run faultlessly for 2 years & gets serviced at regular intervals. In the last 2 weeks however, I have had to tow it back to Brisbane for a new fuel pump. Subsequently, I have had problems with the alarm, the alternator stopped charging briefly, the odo is flashing & the oil light is now on.

I am 1200km from home, parts & tools & need to make a decision as to whether to pay $5/km for a tow or whether the electronics are telling porkies because some obscure earth header is corroded under the dash for example. I am looking for practical advice, not a lecture about looking after my vehicle. Imagine the same situation in the bush. Are you going to activate the EPIRB & pay for the tow when maybe you don't need one or are you going to just die of thirst rather than risk your engine without a working oil light?

Last night while the engine was running, I cracked the oil feed to the turbo. The oil sprayed everywhere at high pressure. The engine has run for ages now with the light on. I have made my decision.

This may seem a bit obvious but has the oil level been checked or that the wire has not come off the switch.

The brown conector is the factory pressure switch, there are 2 wires there only one is conected the other can be used for an after market sender like the silver one in the pic.



Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

This may seem a bit obvious but has the oil level been checked or that the wire has not come off the switch.

The brown conector is the factory pressure switch, there are 2 wires there only one is conected the other can be used for an after market sender like the silver one in the pic.



z.

Thanks Baz,

My wiring is 'crisp' but still plugged in. Oil level is full. Thanks for the info on the second wire, it makes a bit more sense now.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Its a TD5, Both filters are on the passenger side

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

Thanks, I've never worked on a TD5, should have known Land Rover would stick the oil filter on the wrong side and in such an awkward spot, Regards Frank.