Oil light flickering at idle

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Robert

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Hi folk

Just started today.....

1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes it
stop, also noticed that this was not consistant, ie, for about an hour of
the 3 hours around town the problem did not exist.

Somebody please put my mind at rest !!!!


 
Robert wrote:
> Hi folk
>
> Just started today.....
>
> 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes it
> stop, also noticed that this was not consistant, ie, for about an hour of
> the 3 hours around town the problem did not exist.
>
> Somebody please put my mind at rest !!!!
>
>
so long as light goes out as soon as the slightest increase in revs
happens you could probably get away with keeping going for many miles..
a few things can cause oil pressure to drop, often its just age and
wear...is an oil change overdue? old wornout oil can cause this too.
as always its only my opinion of course ;)
 


Robert wrote:
>
> Hi folk
>
> Just started today.....
>
> 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes it
> stop, also noticed that this was not consistant, ie, for about an hour of
> the 3 hours around town the problem did not exist.
>
> Somebody please put my mind at rest !!!!
I presume you checked the oil level. Do this when engine is cold.
Kind regards,
Erik-Jan.

--

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In message <[email protected]>
steve <[email protected]> wrote:

> Robert wrote:
> > Hi folk
> >
> > Just started today.....
> >
> > 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes it
> > stop, also noticed that this was not consistant, ie, for about an hour of
> > the 3 hours around town the problem did not exist.
> >
> > Somebody please put my mind at rest !!!!
> >
> >
> so long as light goes out as soon as the slightest increase in revs
> happens you could probably get away with keeping going for many miles..
> a few things can cause oil pressure to drop, often its just age and
> wear...is an oil change overdue? old wornout oil can cause this too.
> as always its only my opinion of course ;)

It sounds like the can bearings have shifted a bit. Whether you
want to do anything about it or not is up to you, but keep an eye
on it, there comes a point at which there will be very little
oil pressure - even with the light out.

Richard
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On or around Fri, 7 Jan 2005 21:04:24 +1300, "Robert" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Hi folk
>
>Just started today.....
>
>1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes it
>stop, also noticed that this was not consistant, ie, for about an hour of
>the 3 hours around town the problem did not exist.
>
>Somebody please put my mind at rest !!!!
>

oil and filter been changed recently?

if not, then that's probably yer culprit. Check the operating temperature
too/.

--
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Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by
too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a
Bank Holiday weekend.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
I have got the same happening on my RR 3.5 but only when you have done a
run,it started after I changed the oil and filter I think that its the crap
semi-sinthetich stuff I put in
Hope this helps Paul
"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:p[email protected]...
> On or around Fri, 7 Jan 2005 21:04:24 +1300, "Robert" <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >Hi folk
> >
> >Just started today.....
> >
> >1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes
it
> >stop, also noticed that this was not consistant, ie, for about an hour of
> >the 3 hours around town the problem did not exist.
> >
> >Somebody please put my mind at rest !!!!
> >
>
> oil and filter been changed recently?
>
> if not, then that's probably yer culprit. Check the operating temperature
> too/.
>
> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
> Too Busy: Your mind is like a motorway. Sometimes it can be jammed by
> too much traffic. Avoid the jams by never using your mind on a
> Bank Holiday weekend.
> from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.


 
Mine does not just flicker it remains on at idle it is just a reminder to
top up, have not siezed up yet or come to grief, I guess the more worn the
engine the more tolerance to low oil pressure, especially while the engine
is warming up which practically never happens in this current weather.


--

--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Robert wrote:

> >
> so long as light goes out as soon as the slightest increase in revs
> happens you could probably get away with keeping going for many miles..
> a few things can cause oil pressure to drop, often its just age and
> wear...is an oil change overdue? old wornout oil can cause this too.
> as always its only my opinion of course ;)


 
Paul Coley wrote:
> I have got the same happening on my RR 3.5 but only when you have done a
> run,it started after I changed the oil and filter I think that its the crap
> semi-sinthetich stuff I put in

Probably is - Rover V8's aren't all that keen on low viscosity oils
(like 0W30). I tend to run them on a high spec 20W/50 mineral oil
(mostly Pennzoil GT race oil) or a synthetic 20W/50 if the customer
really wants to waste money.

--
EMB
 
> 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes
it
> stop,

Maybe idle is too low.
Slight increase (Slight revs) may solve problem.
Yours Gmacz


 
On or around Sat, 08 Jan 2005 08:40:27 +1300, EMB <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Paul Coley wrote:
>> I have got the same happening on my RR 3.5 but only when you have done a
>> run,it started after I changed the oil and filter I think that its the crap
>> semi-sinthetich stuff I put in
>
>Probably is - Rover V8's aren't all that keen on low viscosity oils
>(like 0W30). I tend to run them on a high spec 20W/50 mineral oil
>(mostly Pennzoil GT race oil) or a synthetic 20W/50 if the customer
>really wants to waste money.

I used 20W50 on the older engines, but I've decided that this one seems to
like GTX "for high mileage engines" (daft buggers, Castrol) which is I think
15W40. It doesn't complain about it.

the only thing that's really worthy of note about V8s is to have
anti-sludging oil, if available in your preferred viscosity.
--
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face by frightening people in the street.
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"Gmacz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>> 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes
> it
>> stop,
>
> Maybe idle is too low.
> Slight increase (Slight revs) may solve problem.
> Yours Gmacz
>
>

My 300TDi did it after a hot long run, changed the switch for new and it's
not done it since.

Peter.


 
Tested it this morning and didnt happen while engine cold, havnt gone
anywhere today to if it still happens while hot.


"Peter Seddon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Gmacz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>> 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs
>>> makes
>> it
>>> stop,
>>
>> Maybe idle is too low.
>> Slight increase (Slight revs) may solve problem.
>> Yours Gmacz
>>
>>
>
> My 300TDi did it after a hot long run, changed the switch for new and it's
> not done it since.
>
> Peter.
>


 
On Friday, in article <[email protected]>
[email protected] "Gmacz" wrote:

> > 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes
> it
> > stop,
>
> Maybe idle is too low.
> Slight increase (Slight revs) may solve problem.

This is one of the obvious things to check, along with oil level and
quality (is an oil-change due?)

Related, in cold weather Land Rovers can run a bit cold, since the
radiators are specced to cope with hot climates. So they may need a
touch of choke to maintain idle speed. Some sort of baffle to reduce
the airflow, and cooling effect, is a better answer, and it can be
quickly tried.


--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

Wrought under license granted by Her Majesty's Apostropher Royal AD MMIV
 

"Robert" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Tested it this morning and didnt happen while engine cold, havnt gone
> anywhere today to if it still happens while hot.
>
> My 200 Tdi did it when I first bought it at 124,000 miles. Changed the oil
twice in 5k miles and it has never done it again, just coming up to 200k
now.
TonyB


 
Gmacz <[email protected]> wrote:

> > 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes
> it
> > stop,
>
> Maybe idle is too low.
> Slight increase (Slight revs) may solve problem.
> Yours Gmacz


I had this trouble on my 110 (95ish). The garage it came from adjusted
the idle speed and there's been no problem since.

This happened on a long trips too.

Andy
 
In message <1gq6s1y.mjh3dx14cglezN%[email protected]>, "andy:p"
<[email protected]> writes
>Gmacz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> > 1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes
>> it
>> > stop,
>>
Slow idle, dodgy oil pressure switch, oil too thin (old or hot) or (dare
I say it) oil pressure actually too low!
--
AndyG
 
>>1998 110 defender, oil light at dead idle is flikering. Slight revs makes it
>>stop

It will be the oil pressure switch . The only ones I ever change are on
1998 300 tdis. must have been a bad batch

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