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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 05:09 AM
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Would too much oil in crankcase cause the oil light to come on?
 
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The engine uses a dry sump system and the pump pulls it from the oil tank, through the engine and back to the tank, so the crankcase does not hold a lot of oil. Oil light on could be the sender, oil pump, plugged or kinked lines, or electrical problem with the light wiring.
 
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at a low idle (hot engine) the oil light would come on but as you throttle up it should go off
 
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