Low oil sender unit

[Mac]

Hello, My light on the dash won't go out, can't afford to get a new bit yet, So can I just bridge the connector on the dash/bulb side with a U shaped bit of metal to make the light go out?
Will this damage anything?
Don't think this sender is that important anyway,am I wrong??
Cheers.

[Mac]

No answer's, someone must have been is this situation before.

[SukySaggi]

What does the light look like? I don't think there is a symbol for low oil sender unit. Where about on the dash does the symbol appear and what does it look like? It could be a low oil level warning.

[Mac]

It's the unit that's sits on the front of the sump

[Admin]

Is it in the 'Check Control' panel?

[SukySaggi]

I'm pretty sure that its a low oil level warning light. Check your oil level and make sure that its not too low. You may need to do an oil chnage if your oil is too black as this can sometimes mess up the sender unit that sits on the ffront of the sump.
If you are going to go down the oil change route, after draining your oil try removing the sendor unit and cleaning. This may help.

[ROG]

Try cleaning the plug to the sender, oil tends to get in the plug and cause it to go on, also with the heat/age the wires crack inside the insulation, ive changed mine quite a few times now on the turbo and it was the switch every time, its gone again now sometimes it starts on, sometimes it starts off, i just check the oil every day its not that important as you have the red pressure light as well.
id fix it though, some little t**t cut my oil cooler tube a few months ago, i started up, driving ,overtaking, the orange light came on, id only just fixed it so i knew it worked, i pulled in , as i did the red came on , i stopped the engine, the five or so seconds warning gave me time to pull over and stop as the red light came on, not start pulling in after the red light came on . my engine was ok, if i hadnt fixed the light?
if you want it to go out, it is just an on/off switch so you can try unpluging it, and if that doesnt work just short the pins out on the plug with a bit of wire.

[Mac]

Cheers, I'm gonna take off the sump again cos' I must of pinched the gasket when changing it,still oil on the floor under it, so then I can give it a good clean out and see whats up with the switch,
Ta for the Ideas.

[skellem]

I have the same problem. My oil light is always on, even though the level is okay. I found that the wire from the sender unit was getting stuck between the exhaust and the engine and the whole lot had shorted out. I haven't fixed it yet, but I'm sure that's 99% of the prob.!!