Billybilly
Member
I keep getting a warning on my dash saying insufficient engine oil pressure.my car is 2013 punto 1.2 pop.help please
- Model
- Punto
- Year
- 2013
- Mileage
- 95500
General Warning on dash
- Thread starter Billybilly
- Start date
Currently reading:
General Warning on dash
ZaphodB
Member
Obviously get the oil level checked first and foremost on level ground, as a priority
Billybilly
Member
Comes on random when drivingHi and welcome,
When does it come on..?
LOW revs.. Cornering..
Billybilly
Member
Oil level is spot on
ZaphodB
Member
Only two things on the face of it, you've actuallly got low oil pressure, or the OP sensor or the wiring/connection to it is bad
Billybilly
Member
Ill jack it up and trace wiring and find the op sensor tomorrow
ZaphodB
Member
It's number 7 in this pic, as lng as I've got your car correct
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Billybilly
Member
Ive found the sensor its next to the oil filter ill get one tomorrow thanksIt's number 7 in this pic, as lng as I've got your car correct
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Billybilly
Member
Now the oilcan red light is coming on intermittentlyIt's number 7 in this pic, as lng as I've got your car correct
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When was oil and filter last changed?
Billybilly
Member
Last september
Ok, so probably unrelated..
Ideally you want to get the fault codes read..
Any OBD device should come up with the engine fault code
Search that Code on here for the most likely reason for it
These oil sensors are manufactured down to a price and are not unknown to fail giving similar symptoms to yours. Is there any sign of oil around it which is definitely coming from it? Often they leak when failing. Scanning for stored codes is always a good idea, but in this case, I think the ECU will be taking the signal from the sensor to produce a code so may not be reliable. Checking for a loose connection or damage to the wire followed by replacing the sensor is probably not a bad place to start. If the problem persists then I'd be checking the actual oil pressure by screwing a pressure gauge into the hole the sensor fits in - or any other accessible place you can gain access to the oil galleries - and seeing what the actual pressure is with the engine running.
I'd tend not to drive it until I knew for sure it was just the sensor at fault though.
ZaphodB
Member
Are you saying you've now replaced the oil pressure sensor and now you've got a oilcan light intermittently ?
Good question.
