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18 years ago
1998 Voyager Oil Light & Temp. Gauge
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18 years ago
It is probably an electrical intermittent. I chased a flickering oil light (or was it the gauge) in my 92 voyager 3.0, 3sp for a year or more before finding a chaffed wire in the oil pressure switch circuit where it passed near the front engine mount.
If you are warned about oil, but suspect it is a false alarm, and you have checked the dip stick, then you can always remove the oil fill cap with the engine idling and verify that oil is splashing off the cam shaft and rockers. That would verify that the pump is running.
If you also have an oil gauge, note that, if I recall correctly, the oil sender is a single unit with separate elements for the gauge and light. One can work without the other working.
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Thanks, Ned. I also suspect an electrical fault, given the weird behavior of the Temperture Gauge... but could it be something else? BTW, this car does not have an Oil Gauge, just the light, and that irritating chime.
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18 years ago
Since the oil pressure was checked with an mechanical gauge, I believe that you can safely rule out the oil pump.
An intermittent ignition switch could also cause the problems that you are seeing.
-Kirk Matheson
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Kirk, Could you be more specific... how can an ignition switch be intermittent? There was never any variation or roughness in the engine operation, which is what I would expect from an intermittent ignition, yet the Temperature Gauge stayed at "C" during the entire trip, while the Oil Light came on after about 15 minutes driving. There was never any change in the sound or power of the engine, and no loss of oil. Thanks, Kit
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Kirk, Could you be more specific... how can an ignition switch be intermittent? There was never any variation or roughness in the engine operation, which is what I would expect from an intermittent ignition, yet the Temperature Gauge stayed at "C" during the entire trip, while the Oil Light came on after about 15 minutes driving. There was never any change in the sound or power of the engine, and no loss of oil. Thanks, Kit
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