Oil pressure warning at 2800 rpm, 1988 90Q

[Radek]

Thank you guys, you know your stuff.  Fixed the wires with new connectors and have no more oil pressure warning! 
 
However, as soon as the car starts, the oil gauge gets pegged at the max. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Radek.
88 90Q



radek at istar.ca wrote:
> Hi everyone;
>
> After changing the clutch (and a few other things) on the 90Q, I took  
> the car on the road for a test drive.  It gives me a loud beep and a  
> flashing oil pressure symbol every time I exceed 2800 rpm or so.  The  
> light stays on as long as I keep it above 2800, disappears only if the  
> engine slows down.
>
> My understanding is that there is a low and a high pressure sensor on  
> the car, but looking at the engine block I only see one, brown.  Is  
> the pressure sender (the big barrel) acting as the high pressure  
> sensor?  It's disconnected right now, actually the terminals broke off  
> due to rust, awaits fixing.
>
> I would greatly appreciate some sort of reassurance that it's the  
> sensor, rather than actual low oil pressure!
> Thanks!
>
> Radek
> 88 90Q