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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 04:27 PM
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I have a 2019 SGS and I had the bike up on a platform jack installing a cool flow fan and a fan assisted oil cooler. We'll as soon as I'm done one of the ratcheting straps I was using to secure the bike fail and the bike laid over. I picked up the bike and everything seemed fine. Well I decided to let the bike sit over night so that I could check the oil lever after changing out the oil cooler and it looked good. When I went to turn on the bike the oil light came on. It doesn't have low oil I double checked so I'm lost as to why it's on. Any ideas? Looking online maybe the oil pressure switch got damage when it fell over?
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 04:38 PM
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Was the light on with the engine running (wire or sensor damaged) or was the light on with ignition on and engine off (normal).
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jmeyer58
Was the light on with the engine running (wire or sensor damaged) or was the light on with ignition on and engine off (normal).
You ask the tough questions.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jmeyer58
Was the light on with the engine running (wire or sensor damaged) or was the light on with ignition on and engine off (normal).
It was on for both.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 05:05 PM
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Check that the wire on the pressure switch is still attached
 

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It was on for both.
Check the sensor and wire for damage. Unplug the sensor and see if the light is still on with the engine running. If so, the Wire may have gotten pinched somewhere between the sensor back to the light. If not sensor probably damaged.
 
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 05:25 PM
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Check the sensor and wire for damage. Unplug the sensor and see if the light is still on with the engine running. If so, the Wire may have gotten pinched somewhere between the sensor back to the light. If not sensor probably damaged.
Where is the sensor located? Right under the oil filter or somewhere around there I'm presuming?
 
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Found my issue, I forgot to plug in the sensor back when I took the whole thing apart thanks for the help guys!
 
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It's usually the last thing YOU TOUCHED.
 
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