Hmmm a bit smokey?...

Post by **paul bristol uk** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:19 pm

Steam to me as well cold mornings now you will get a lot of it. It worried me stupid some years ago as well

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:30 pm

cheapest option is change the oil pressure switch, over filling will NOT bring your oil light on, change the switch and if it flickers once again you have an oil pressure problem. blocked PICKUP pipe, ohhh PICKUP pipe what a nice word

or faulty oil pump or low oil pressure from an engine fault/intollerance . switch maybe pump probably

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:33 pm

But it sounds and runs so healthy!

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:38 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:But it sounds and runs so healthy!

gotta be the switch then hasnt it

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:46 pm

I've not had my light on when it's dropped below the min line, but it definitely works as when my oil pump failed it came on. Just because the oil is just below the min line doesn't mean the pressure will drop low enough to put the light on. The light won't come on for over fill, it's just a simple low pressure switch.

Also, the oil pump has a pressure relief valve built in which is what got stuck open when my pump failed. This being present, if you over fill the prv will dump the pressure from the excess oil so it wont cause damage. Last thing to add, when I had my build PAW put 5.5l of oil in the 5L sump...

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:03 pm

tramroadmotors wrote:cheapest option is change the oil pressure switch, over filling will NOT bring your oil light on, change the switch and if it flickers once again you have an oil pressure problem. blocked PICKUP pipe, ohhh PICKUP pipe what a nice word or faulty oil pump or low oil pressure from an engine fault/intollerance . switch maybe pump probably

Blue Print would be a safe choice right? As aposed to the £46.01 + VAT Genuine Honda one right? Don't mind forking out for a Blue-Print one if it's not a definate cure.

That's the right part code right?

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:07 pm

cheapest option from your local motor factors will do this test just fine.

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:09 pm

Try the sensor first, they're about £5

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:50 am

Switch for me as it is a low pressure switch rather than oil level. New switch same problem then I would start looking at pump/pick up et al.

Post by **Lude-dude** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:09 pm

mine did flicker a couple of times, then after a while it went poof

my engine light, is that oil light? could have been a shift light on my hondata

I think if you got a problem you would know about it, but worth checking oil pressure and compression/leakdown test