Funky oil warning light

[Cheez_94]

Well I had to change the oil filter adapter mount gasket, what a flaming pain in the arse! The leak is gone but I now have new problem. At times the oil warning light glows dim and gets brighter with RPM, what the..... OK could it be as simple as cleaning out what ever oil and coolant got in the connector or could I have a serious problem? Why can't this thing have a guage like everything else I own, even my wife's vic has a guage AAAAAAAAAAARG! It wasn't doing this before, the oil level is fine, and there hasen't been any valve train noise. I'm gonna be putting mechanical oil and temp guages on it just because I don't trust electrical guages or idiot lights but should I be freekin out over this? Anyone know if there is an A pilar guage pod made for the MK8,or will a T-bird one work?

Thanks

 

[Psychostang]

I think you are confusing two seperate sensors. The sensor on the adapter, is for oil pressure. The oil level sensor, is on the side of the oil pan. Behind the crossmember. Am I understanding you correctly?

 

[Cheez_94]

No confusing at all

It's not the oil level sensor that's tied into the display. this is the red light with the oil can thats controled by the sending unit mounted on the adapter just bellow the P/S pump (presure) The typical red oil warning light, the same one all FOMOCO products have. It doesn't make sense, if it was a presure problem it should get brighter at lower RPM not higher RPM. Man this car is driving me nuts. I'm hoping it's just oil causing a bad connection and as the RPM goes up and voltage is increased the light gets brighter.

 

[Psychostang]

Ok, could very well be oil contamination of the connector causing a direct short. Or, you could have have a bad sender.

 

[unity]

If you replace the sensor, make sure you rent or buy the tool to do it. I know it looks like any deep socket would work, but trust me - thats not what you use.

 

[Cheez_94]

Ok, could very well be oil contamination of the connector causing a direct short. Or, you could have have a bad sender.

I was thinking that, hope we are both correct

 

[Cheez_94]

If you replace the sensor, make sure you rent or buy the tool to do it. I know it looks like any deep socket would work, but trust me - thats not what you use.

Got one, thanks

 

[chicken]

99% of the time its a bad sensor, crappy design this is a normal ford issue, and even a relatively cheep one too

 

[Cheez_94]

I'll change it this week-end. The fact that it decided to go bad or have a problem right after changing the friggin gasket had me scared that I did something wrong, not a good feeling