Oil sensor light

Clackers

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Wales
HI Folks, asking for a friend as I have no idea....

Gentleman has bought a 1.4 petrol, has recently had a full service, but when it came out of the garage the orange Oil Sensor light has appeared on the dash.

When I've checked the level for him, it appears to be over filled as it is way too high up the dipstick...could this cause the light to be on? or is it only when the level is low?

Could it be coincidental that the level sensor has broken down whilst the service was carried out> ANy help will be appreciated.

Many Thanks
Andy
 
I'd empty some oil, overfilling can cause engine damage or take it back to garage to do it (though if they cant do an oil change properly what hope is there?)
 
Is the air conditioning fully functional? The oil level sensor fault in my project car (with associated shutdown of the power steering pump) was eventually eliminated by unplugging the aircon pressure sensor that is in front of the main radiator - (tucked just behind the bumper moulding upper edge - you can just about get to the connector without removing the bumper) - in unplugging it the sensor disintegrated completely, revealing that it was corroded to hell internally. Once that was done I was able to replace Fuse 38 (which had been blowing as a result) and both the oil sensor fault and steering problem went away.
 
Now that is interesting, sorry for the highjack but my A2 is constantly blowing fuse 38. Both steering problem and oil sensor light is on mine. Mind you, the aircon does seem to work intermittently, on the drive back from South Wales to Wigan it never blew cold but only today it did when I started it to keep the battery topped up, I simply cannot drive it due to the steering problem.
 
Johny fartbox and Robin, this is what I had with Courtney, replaced the pressure sensor and it never blew a fuse again.
I'll have a look at it this weekend for him.

Andy
 
JFB & Clackers - I would put a chocolate digestive (or Hobnob) on it being the G65 (?) a/c sensor in one or both cases - good luck! The a/c in mine seemed to work but not really with the intensity that my everyday car's does at full power so I assumed it might need a recharge - but perhaps it was indeed a sign that the sensor was on its last legs. It's in a vulnerable place, even when it is visibly intact the internals can clearly be ruined by 14-20 years of exposure to salt spray etc., and as I say - it was only with a lot of reading here and then another A2oc member telling me directly to try to unplug it that I discovered how knackered it was (to the point where I am now an evangelist of checking it with these sorts of issues). My project car Cosmo was driveable even with the steering fault but then again I'm used to a 2CV (and previously, Transits) without power steering so I'm used to just getting it moving before turning the wheel. Best of luck - at the very least, even unplugging that sensor (whether also going on to break it apart as well) should give you a pointer on the fuse 38 survival question once the ignition key is turned.
 
take off the bonnet. You can see the front face of the main radiator going down behind the upper lip of the bumper moulding. Look behind the bumper on the right hand edge of the radiator - just below the bumper on the right should be a sensor attached to a short length of silver pipe coming out of the radiator/a-c circuit - the connector will be on the left hand end of the sensor with the wire then doubling back into the loom.

Although the bumper hinders this somewhat, use a couple of flat bladed screwdrivers - one to lift the usual connector latch on the side of the connector, and the other to get between the male/female halves of the connection. Mine started to move and then the wider part of the sensor broke off from the narrower end completely - I was then able to lift the broken end out with connector and undo this above the bumper surface.
 

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