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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 01:17 PM
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so my oil light came on. oil level is spot on ..... i hooked up an oil pressure gauge and hot hot idle im at about 13psi ..... move up to 2000 rpm and im at 32 psi and oil pressure goes up to about 35 psi at 3000 rpm

weird thing is.... with the oil press. gauge hooked up my light is still on ... and when i give it throttle the light dims and then comes back to normal brightness

an i missing something ? do the numbers seem correct ?

thanks guys
 
Old Aug 19, 2020 | 02:24 PM
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Very common for oil pressure sensor to go bad. Cheap and easy fix. Pressure numbers are fine.
 
Old Aug 19, 2020 | 02:35 PM
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That’s why they’re called idiot lights
 
Old Aug 19, 2020 | 04:16 PM
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after talking to a harley mechanic ... he thinks i have a wire grounded. the wire is unplugged from the sending unit and the light is still doing the same thing
 
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problem solved ..... wire found that rubbed through ... fixed ... no light
 
 
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