Oil light staying on

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rer233
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Re: Oil light staying on

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Real simple way to eliminate any possible wiring/dash problem. Disconnect the wire from the sending unit, connect one test light lead to the positive battery terminal (engine off) and the other end to the to the now-disconnected sending unit. Test light should light. Now with engine running, repeat the process. If the light still lights up, you either have a bad sender or no oil pressure. It's that simple.

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helipilot77
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Re: Oil light staying on

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I think xirdneh is on to something.
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