Oil pressure light.

[illuzion]

When I turn the key on my spyder (not turning on the engine), my oil light and parking brake lights are on, but when I start the engine only my parking brake light stays on. Does that mean the oil light going on is irrelevant because it goes away when I start the engine?

 

[illuzion]

Thanks docriverside! :2thumbs: It had me worried.

 

[groundeffect]

When I turn the key on my spyder (not turning on the engine), my oil light and parking brake lights are on, but when I start the engine only my parking brake light stays on. Does that mean the oil light going on is irrelevant because it goes away when I start the engine?

This is normal - the sensor does not see any oil pressure because the pump is not pumping any oil since the engine is not fired up.

Once the engine is started the oil sensor light on the cluster should go off between 3-5 seconds. If it stays on longer then 5 seconds, shut it down immediately. In that case it could be just a failed sensor, or something as serious as a failed oil pump which could do real damage to the engine.

Cheers.

 

[illuzion]

This is normal - the sensor does not see any oil pressure because the pump is not pumping any oil since the engine is not fired up.

Once the engine is started the oil sensor light on the cluster should go off between 3-5 seconds. If it stays on longer then 5 seconds, shut it down immediately. In that case it could be just a failed sensor, or something as serious as a failed oil pump which could do real damage to the engine.

Cheers.

Thanks groundeffect!

 

[boborgera]

When I turn the key on my spyder (not turning on the engine), my oil light and parking brake lights are on, but when I start the engine only my parking brake light stays on. Does that mean the oil light going on is irrelevant because it goes away when I start the engine?

One more reason that the oil light gos on with the key on without the engine running, like on cars it's also a bulb check.