TAF
July 22, 2008, 12:57 pm
My first post so im sorry if its in the wrong place!
Ive been gettin the oil light on the top left hand side of the display coming on and off whilst driving, wondering if its a common fault or has any one experienced similar problems..... Car is fully serviced and i dont have any perforamce issues with it, just this light starting to irratate me!
Scorps01
July 22, 2008, 12:58 pm
Have you checked the level using the dipstick?....start there first
TAF
July 22, 2008, 1:06 pm
Lolz yes that was the first thing i checked
Lexus2D
July 22, 2008, 1:26 pm
Hellooooooooooooooo & Welcome 2 LOC
Sorry i carnt help
TAF
July 22, 2008, 7:51 pm
[quote name='Lexus2D' post='564506' date='Jul 22 2008, 02:26 PM']Hellooooooooooooooo & Welcome 2 LOC
Sorry i carnt help

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lolz cheers anyway... ive had the lex for a while now, only problem ive had before this is the issue with the cd changer :\
sparkystav
July 22, 2008, 7:57 pm
Welcome mate,
It could be a faulty oil pressure switch which is beside the oil filter. or just a loose connection on it.
Stav
TAF
July 22, 2008, 8:00 pm
[quote name='sparkystav' post='564759' date='Jul 22 2008, 08:57 PM']Welcome mate,
It could be a faulty oil pressure switch which is beside the oil filter. or just a loose connection on it.
Stav[/quote]
any ideas on what it looks like or how to check it????
Scorps01
July 22, 2008, 8:13 pm
Its in here somewhere, you need a deep 24mm socket to get it out.
[url="http://www.bahamutcars.com/workshop/IS_98-05/contents/index.html"]http://www.bahamutcars.com/workshop/IS_98-...ents/index.html[/url]
sparkystav
July 22, 2008, 8:24 pm
Get under the car and look for the filter, next to it is what looks like a bolt with a wire going to it, its that!
Andy-R
July 23, 2008, 8:40 am
How recent was it serviced, have you tried re-setting the ECU.
TAF
July 23, 2008, 9:07 am
[quote name='Scorps01' post='564769' date='Jul 22 2008, 09:13 PM']Its in here somewhere, you need a deep 24mm socket to get it out.
[url="http://www.bahamutcars.com/workshop/IS_98-05/contents/index.html"]http://www.bahamutcars.com/workshop/IS_98-...ents/index.html[/url][/quote]
That site looks very helpful!!! thanks
TAF
July 23, 2008, 9:10 am
[quote name='andy-r' post='564907' date='Jul 23 2008, 09:40 AM']How recent was it serviced, have you tried re-setting the ECU.[/quote]
it was serviced 2000 miles ago... haven't re-set the ecu, with out the diagnostic kit am i right in thinking leaving the battery disconnected for half an hour resets the ecu??
TAF
July 23, 2008, 9:11 am
[quote name='sparkystav' post='564774' date='Jul 22 2008, 09:24 PM']Get under the car and look for the filter, next to it is what looks like a bolt with a wire going to it, its that![/quote]
Thanks mate, will give this a try
Andy-R
July 23, 2008, 12:12 pm
[quote name='TAF' post='564931' date='Jul 23 2008, 10:10 AM'][quote name='andy-r' post='564907' date='Jul 23 2008, 09:40 AM']How recent was it serviced, have you tried re-setting the ECU.[/quote]
it was serviced 2000 miles ago... haven't re-set the ecu, with out the diagnostic kit am i right in thinking leaving the battery disconnected for half an hour resets the ecu??
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Lift the bonnet, take the cover off the fuses, take out the 20/25amp EFI andf 15A ETCS fuses for 30 seconds to a minute then replace. MAKE SURE THE IGNITION IS OFF. Best thing to do is put the keys in your pocket then do it that's what I do, probably not the problem but wont hurt especially if you had the plugs done and it wasn't re-set at the time.
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