Technical Oil warning light
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Technical Oil warning light
check for loose connections on the sender.when was the oil last changed?
My one was doing this... but it was actually low on Oil.spunky said:
Maybe the bit that measures the oil has moved or is loose a moving about.
Hopefully the connection is on the outside of the Gasket and you can fiddle with the connections or easily replace it from a scrapies.
The oil pick-up pipe on the Tipo is alloy and is very close to the bottom of the sump. If the sump has hit something e.g. speed ramps the pick-up can crack but not break off. The engine works normally but when the oil in the sump moves like when the car corners the crack opens, air is drawn in, oil pressure drops and the oil light comes on. In my case the pick-up had been cracked while the sump had been removed or fitted
Has your sump had a bump? 
Not always. My father in laws sedici took off from one hump and landed on the upside of the hump after. bottomed out the suspension and bashed the gearbox/sump. No leaks but a lot of scrapes! Testement to the strength of the car that it didn't banana!
How long you got until your MOT?
I'd be more worried that oil isn't actually getting around the engine more than if it will fail a test!
I'd be more worried that oil isn't actually getting around the engine more than if it will fail a test!
Don’t know what way it will go with the mot. I had the problem for a good while before I sorted it without any major problems But oil pressure sensors come on when the pressure is very low (practically none) low oil pressure is never good. If the pick up breaks off completely things could get very messy
sumplug
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i think you have either a oil sensor problem or a wire problem.not uncommon.
well it failed but not because of the oil issue, needed some new brake hose apparently it was badly corroded, £117 for that lot and the MOT. New exhaust a couple of weeks ago bloody things getting expensive, its not getting this treatment next year thats for sure. Hopefully ill have a bravo HGT by then anyway
