Check oil light

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:43 pm

On my drive in to work this morning when taking the off ramp my check oil light came on. I was a block away from work so kept driving, parked and checked the oil; no oil needed. On the way home every time I accelerate the check oil light comes off but when I come to a stop the light come back on. The engine has 118K; what could be the problem?
I'm thinking the oil pressure sensor.....

Just seeing the light come on at every stop is driving me insane :twisted:

David Jr · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:20 pm

You need a new oil pressure sending unit. The existing one has gone bad. This has happened to a few of us here, including me.

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:48 pm

David Jr wrote:

You need a new oil pressure sending unit.

Where is this located? Is it the one above the oil filter?
Is it OK to drive till Saturday?
Sorry bout all the ??s

Guest · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:15 am

Just to clarify
This is an OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. Not a "check oil" light. BIIIG difference.

The oil pressure light comes on when it senses that oil pressure is low.

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:02 am

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

Just to clarify
This is an OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. Not a "check oil" light. BIIIG difference.

The oil pressure light comes on when it senses that oil pressure is low.

The one I'm talking about looks like a genie lamp with a drop oil dripping out. What does the oil pressure light look like??

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:52 pm

Anyone ?

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:17 pm

geenie lamp with the oil driping out is the low oil pressure indicator

Guest · **Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:17 am

there is no "low oil level" light on the KJ.

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:59 am

ThunderbirdJunkie wrote:

there is no "low oil level" light on the KJ.

Amen to that. During my move across the country, I got out to fuel up and my trailer looked like this:

That's oil

I checked the dipstick and the engine was dry. A massive oil leak formed at the turbo and I had no idea all my oil was stuck to the trailer. No lights for you!

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:23 pm

It's safe to drive as long as no noises "knocking" or other have developed when the light is activated on your dash.

Change out the sensor and the light goes away.

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:01 pm

I have a diesel; there's always knocking and noises. j

Maximum Carnage · **Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:03 pm

sleeve84028 wrote:

It's safe to drive as long as no noises "knocking" or other have developed when the light is activated on your dash.

Change out the sensor and the light goes away.

Well finally got it done. You will needa 1 1/16" deep socket to change it, an open wrench won't work.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 07, 2009 10:00 pm

lol Yeah, the diesel rule of thumb is if it stops making racket, something's broke

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