L300 van Oil level light coming on

[wildplumdx]

so i have an L300 4d56-t van and the oil level light keeps coming on not while driving but after you park up for a few minutes then go to jump back in start her up and it comes up and wont go away until the vehicle has cooled right down ? any ideas?

[mudlva]

so i have an L300 4d56-t van and the oil level light keeps coming on not while driving but after you park up for a few minutes then go to jump back in start her up and it comes up and wont go away until the vehicle has cooled right down ? any ideas?

wrong grade of oil or the oil pump is on its way out

[mud_slinger]

or faulty sender unit

[mudslut]

Where abouts are you i have a spare sender unit for a 4d56 if you wana try that

[wildplumdx]

in kapiti, i have a spare one well 2 actually might give it a go ! honestly cant get my head round how it could be the oil pump ?

[mudslut]

Sweet as,my L200 oil light would flicker and take a bit to go out on start up when it was runnin repco brand oil ,runnin castol now and is fine what oil are you runnin

[Sketchy_Racer]

Hey mate,

My old Mitsi used to do the same but only if I started it after it was sitting on an angle for a while. You'll probably find if you turn it off on flat ground and restart it may go away again.

[zephyrheaven]

its the pressure one not the 'level' one yea? the level one has a wee float that craps out - the pressure one well, $18.00 for a new one - bung it in & give it a crack

[mudslut]

Hey mate,

My old Mitsi used to do the same but only if I started it after it was sitting on an angle for a while. You'll probably find if you turn it off on flat ground and restart it may go away again.

It did it on the flat too,i have owned it for 8 years and it had never done it before,just seemed weird to me

[wildplumdx]

running oil pro Pennzoil 15-40 good stuff thought an oil change would fix it as it was due for one but nope! and where i live is flat so no stopping starting on hills here! i'm thinking is the pressure one as it does it once its shut off maybe pressure builds up once its not running somehow ?

[wildplumdx]

was the oil pump sensor ! fixed