OIL LIGHT

[Anonymous]

Hi, I have a 65 mustang in line 6, when she starts she gives me a red oil light signal on the dash, and it won't go away, I tried changing the oil and filter but that does not seem to affect it, can someone help me, i don't know alot about her, i just started dating her a couple of months ago, and she helped me loose my virginity(my first car)

 

[addo]

OK, that's something you really want to watch.

Can you buy a cheap "mechanical" pressure gauge? The type with a thin flexy tube that goes from the engine block, to a small gauge unit - rather than electrical wiring. That will tell you far more about the oil pressure.

Of course, the pressure sender that's there - or its wiring - could be faulty. Unhook the clipped on wire from the back of your oil sender, and turn on the ignition. Watch the warning light. Now, with the ignition still switched on, ground out that wire on the block. Did the light go from being off, to being on, or vice-versa?

 

[Anonymous]

So your saying it might just be as simple as a bad ground? I'll check first thing in the morining, thanks, and i think the mechanical way sounds better.

 

[fmartin_gila]

The first thing to do when getting any older vehicle, is to install non-electrical water temp and oil pressure gauges, along with a voltmeter. Then you know what is going on. Warning lights and electrical gauges just do not cut it.
Fred

 

[fmartin_gila]

Forgot to mention, and I am NOT trying to talk down to you, make sure you have enough oil in the pan. BTDT.
Fred

 

[rbohm]

8) oil pressure light switches have a nasty tendency to leak, and the not open the contacts to extinguish the light. as a matter of course i replace the switch in all my six powered cars almost as soon as i buy them.

 

[shmoozo]

Hi, I have a 65 mustang in line 6, when she starts she gives me a red oil light signal on the dash, and it won't go away, I tried changing the oil and filter but that does not seem to affect it, can someone help me, i don't know alot about her, i just started dating her a couple of months ago, and she helped me loose my virginity(my first car)

Well, as others have already pointed out, you might have a faulty warning light circuit, but it's also possible that the engine is worn in ways that prevent it from developing adequate oil pressure. You really need to consider both possibilities and you probably shouldn't be driving the car until you can determine exactly what the real problem is.