As you turn sharply, the oil is being forced outward, thus causing the
light to come on as it should.... I think you should check the oil level
which should be near the max level.... Had this issue with a old VW on
sharp turns, talking about 1 1/2 quarts oil capacity
Bill
1981 300 TD
Zeitgeist wrote:
The oil level circuit board in the instrument panel may beginning to go
haywire. I fixed this problem by swapping in a later model fuel/oil/coolant
gauge cluster, which contains that circuit. I think this is a fairly common
failure mode. Mine presently comes on just when the oil level reaches the
lowest mark on the dipstick, but it used to do it whenever I made a sharp
lefthand turn.
On 6/14/06, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I was driving around town today in the 300D, and just as I got on the
highway entrance ramp I saw the oil light come on. I immediately parked
and
turned the car off and waited a few minutes. As I turned it off, I saw
that
the oil pressure was correct, and after shutdown I confirmed that there
was
oil in the crankcase. After a few minutes of panic I turned the car back
on, and the oil light wasn't on and the pressure behaved as it should. It
didn't come on the whole way home (~3 miles).
What the hell happened? Kaleb says it's just the car's way of telling me
to
check the oil.
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler #22 (215k)
'84 300D (213k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
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