bcg88

Hey guys

This weekend my oil light came on while driving home. At first it glimmered a bit at idle at a light. As I accelerated it got brighter. When I took my foot off the gas it dimmed then went out. After a 1/2 mile it came on and stayed on the final 1/2 mile home. I eased her home and shut her down.

The sender was replaced about 2 years ago. I pulled it and it looked ok. I plugged in an oil pressure gauge from a friend and started the engine back up. It indicated strong oil pressure when revving (over 40-50 LBS PSI).

Thoughts on next steps? It seems I am getting good oil pressure per the Stewart Warner gauge I plugged in. The oil pump is also new about 2 years ago. I replaced the 40 year old original when fixing an oil pan leak. It has run fine for all of that time. The wiring is original going to the unit.

Thanks

redoldsman

I vote for the sending unit. I think the bad ones and the good ones all look alike. They are cheap. The gauge won't lie. Go get a new sending unit, put it in and I bet your problem will be gone. Could be wiring but doubtful.