Re: oil pressure warning light/buzzer FALSE ALARM

[Allan Jones <ampj@tiac.net>]

Ken wrote:
> >Hey, anyone have any experience with a faulty oil pressure switch.

	Yup, still do but could care less.....no relay, no worry.
 
> > . . . . Mine's acting up now.  Scared the doo-doo out of me on the
> >freeway.  The first time it happened it was actually low on oil, but now
> >it does it all the time, between 2000 and 3000 rpms.

	At first occurrence, it certainly is a shocking event, but after a very
short time it becomes one bloody annoying sound that eventually causes
insanity. Pull da relay!

> >What do I do (besides pulling the relay to stop the incessant noise),
> >and where do I get a cheap, good new one?

	Oh, sorry, please disregard the above advice. Woops :-) But if you must
do something other than pulling the relay and you can't find a "cheap,
good new one," try changing your oil...usually works wonders, especially
if you flush your engine with Amsoil or a comparable engine flush.
	Don't know any special place for the switch, but if you buy a new one,
it should be good, no?  ;-)

Phil Payne wrote:
> Guess what happens when you run so low on oil that the buzzer sounds ...

	Tell me now before my faulty oil pressure switch fails to properly send
a signal to a non-existent warning buzzer.  ;-)

Michael Williams wrote:
> I have been having the same problem on my coupe for a long time, ever
> since i put that relay back in the dash behind that in dash pocket thing.
>  I have been too lazy to fix it...but i think it is the 1 relay behind
> there...not sure though, that is another reason why i cant remember, i
> forget which one i put back in.  Oh well...

	Sounds like me....confused, lazy, and care-free....we coupe owners are
great!

> oil pressure reading for the 2.2 I-5 of the 85 Coupe....

	Why, do you have a gauge?

Allan