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Location: Canberra
Registered: November 2004
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oil level warning light
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Tue, 24 May 2005 03:26
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Hi all
any thoughts on why my oil level warning light did not turn on when my car had nearly no oil in it?
I pulled the cluster out last night and the globe was fine and so was the circuit.
Thanks in advance
Jono
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Registered: May 2002
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Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2004
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Re: oil level warning light
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Tue, 24 May 2005 09:33
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huh? i've never heard of oil level warning light. are you sure you don't mean oil pressure. the oil gauge in my st162 is definietly oil pressure.
i haven't even seen an aftermarket oil level warning light.
i've seen cars with little oil in them and the light still doesn't go on. i guess as long as the oil pick up is below the oil level at all times it wont do damage - not that i'd recommend letting it go low
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Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Registered: January 2004
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Re: oil level warning light
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Tue, 24 May 2005 09:36
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I know my GT4 (ST185) doesn't have an oil level light.
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Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW
Registered: November 2004
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Re: oil level warning light
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Tue, 24 May 2005 11:46
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do you mean low oil as in none on the dip stick?
cos mine had no oil in it (yeah, none at all, it seized this morning ), and it took a litre of oil to get it just touching the dip stick
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Location: Canberra
Registered: November 2004
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Re: oil level warning light
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Tue, 24 May 2005 11:58
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In the owners manual I got with my car it say that there is a low engine oil level warning light in the bottom of the taco section of the instrument cluster. Looking at the back of the cluster as well there is a globe in the corresponding location.
There is also a low oil pressure warning light on the left hand side of the cluster.
I think this is the last of my problems now as the SOB won’t turn over.
I pulled the AFM off this arvo to try and find out where 3+L of oil had gone in 4 weeks (which I found some of it in the AFM and piping) and when I put it back together the car would not restart any thoughts?
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Location: Canberra
Registered: November 2004
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Re: oil level warning light
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Tue, 24 May 2005 12:02
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skellator
Just like that and condolences on the engine
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Registered: May 2002
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Re: oil level warning light
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Tue, 24 May 2005 23:22
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Plenty of cars have oil pressure AND oil level warning lights.
Only you guys with GT4's in your hands can tell us if they have them though.
YGT-04A does you car not turn over as in looks like it's seized
Many years ago I had a car run low on oil, light came on for a second. Topped up the oil to the correct level and drove another 100km home. Next morning engine was seized, hope this hasn't happened to yours.
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Location: Canberra
Registered: November 2004
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Re: oil level warning light
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Thu, 26 May 2005 03:15
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ke382TG
the engine is not seized I got it running again last night the problem was a low battery due to my alternator dieing
my car is mow in at Neal Bates getting it fixed and a good service and tune
again thanks every one for all the help
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