Oil Light Out
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Oil Light Out
I noticed my oil light is not coming on when I turn on the ignition switch.
Have any of you guys had a experience with this?
Was it the LED bulb?
Or something else?
My husband tested it & the sending unit was good but there was no juice to the wire leading to it.
Thanks!
Have any of you guys had a experience with this?
Was it the LED bulb?
Or something else?
My husband tested it & the sending unit was good but there was no juice to the wire leading to it.
Thanks!
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not sure what youre riding. but it was just a regular fuse in the fuse block on my 98 road king and also now on my 06 road king. the fuse block is inside the left side panel in front of the left saddlebag.
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My 2007 Ultra did something like that.
(The sending unit for the Road King is different, I'm pretty sure.)
On my Ultra, the pressure gauge was still working, but the light didn't work. I checked the wiring connection and everything was ok. The sending unit on mine has two connectors, one for the gauge and one for the light. I put in a new sending unit, now both the light and gauge work. (Obviously the one for the light was bad.)
I don't know if it applies to Road Kings, but I have read that the newer indicator light clusters on the Electra Glides (the ones using LEDs instead of bulbs) can sometimes get moisture on the circuit board that the LEDs are on, and when this happens, sometimes it damages the circuit board.
Good luck, I hope it isn't anything too difficult to get working.
(The sending unit for the Road King is different, I'm pretty sure.)
On my Ultra, the pressure gauge was still working, but the light didn't work. I checked the wiring connection and everything was ok. The sending unit on mine has two connectors, one for the gauge and one for the light. I put in a new sending unit, now both the light and gauge work. (Obviously the one for the light was bad.)
I don't know if it applies to Road Kings, but I have read that the newer indicator light clusters on the Electra Glides (the ones using LEDs instead of bulbs) can sometimes get moisture on the circuit board that the LEDs are on, and when this happens, sometimes it damages the circuit board.
Good luck, I hope it isn't anything too difficult to get working.
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I just had the problem with my 98 fatboy. Engine got kinda hot, oil as well. Shut it down, tried to restart it and I got a backfire that sounded like a shotgun blast. after my feet hit teh ground I checked and the Oil light has been working properly ever since.
Oh ya, my light wasnt commin on when I turned the switch on either when I bought it (used). Previous ower knew nothing about it. So it may have been malfunctioning for some time.
I thought there was a problem cause it was commin on now when the bike wasnt running.
I did check teh wires and connectors afterwords. Found a few connections with corrusion on them, cleaned everything up and no problems since.
Oh ya, my light wasnt commin on when I turned the switch on either when I bought it (used). Previous ower knew nothing about it. So it may have been malfunctioning for some time.
I thought there was a problem cause it was commin on now when the bike wasnt running.
I did check teh wires and connectors afterwords. Found a few connections with corrusion on them, cleaned everything up and no problems since.
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Thanks for the replies!
I asked a HD tech yesterday & he said to just replace the module under the speedo that houses all the indicators.
He said you couldn't just replace one bulb & he'd seen this in other bikes before.
When we were in Florida last Winter, the bikes got salty and wet & I remember the indicators having a strange color for awhile.
I bet something corroded in there.
They're like $42 at HD.
I asked a HD tech yesterday & he said to just replace the module under the speedo that houses all the indicators.
He said you couldn't just replace one bulb & he'd seen this in other bikes before.
When we were in Florida last Winter, the bikes got salty and wet & I remember the indicators having a strange color for awhile.
I bet something corroded in there.
They're like $42 at HD.
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