Oil pressure light sk5

[Apophes]

Hi me yet again with another fault....... searched for stuff on this cant believe i'm the first to have oil pressure probs but cant find nuffin....

right was on way home from asda 7 miles away and oil light came on while stood at lights at tick over..... never done this before unless i've had tickover way down and bike stalled.

on the 7 mile trip home the light started to come on higher up the rev range till a got home and now it only goes out over 4k....

tomorrow i'm gonna do an oil change as normaly change oil every 1k-1.5k and not 100% sure when i last did it

now the brain picking bit

1 how easy is it to check the oil pressure

2 can the pressure sender go boobs up and is there any way to check them

3 if the pumps stuffed how easy a job is it to change fix

4 any good bike shops in northeast anyone can recomend that wont ream me a new you know what

thanx in advance for any help....

[Biker Biggles]

Hopefully it will turn out to be a fault with the oil pressure switch causing the light to come on.If not you have probably destroyed your engine by riding it like that.

[Apophes]

engine still sounds ok no bangs or rattles and engine temp still normal would be just my luck at mo to of flupped it like

[arenalife]

You didn't say if you'd checked your oil level?

It's bloody risky to use it like that. You could get another pressure sensor and swap it out to see if that does it. If not the engine has a problem obviously. You'd have to be mental to use your bike for even 10 seconds until you've done this.

[Apophes]

hi oil level still the same place it was after i did the last change thats one thing touch wood this bikes never used any oil

[arenalife]

That's something then. You're right in saying oil pressure problems are super rare, not surprised a search turned nothing up. Most oil pumps are basically a cog turning in a housing, not much to go wrong as long as nothing gets blocked or leaks and it sounds like you look after your machine. I'll lay serious odds it's the sensor but wouldn't use it again till I knew it for sure. Is it easily accessible on an SV (I not got one)?

[petevtwin650]

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/orgphoto/oilpressureswitch.jpg

[Apophes]

now that is random its the page before the speedo sensor that was my problem last week lol

8.36 oil pressure sensor
8.37 speedo sensor

i'm guessing it would be a good idea to get the new sensor before i oil change it to save wasting oil

[GMS]

now that is random its the page before the speedo sensor that was my problem last week lol

8.36 oil pressure sensor
8.37 speedo sensor

i'm guessing it would be a good idea to get the new sensor before i oil change it to save wasting oil

Dont forget to check out page 8.35 to find out whats going to #### up next week :)
Graham

[Apophes]

Dont forget to check out page 8.35 to find out whats going to #### up next week :)
Graham

better keep the fuel tank low .... looks like this is next then

8.35
FUEL LEVEL SWITCH

[yorkie_chris]

If you've got time and inclination then you can undo the plug to the main oil gallery (just behind the filter ish) and fit (temporarily or permanantly) a proper gauge, that'll tell you exactly whats going on.
However its a lot of messing about, and I reckon its the sender unit thats packed in. Thats a lot more common than oil pump failure.

[Apophes]

Fitted new sender today and looks like its sorted old one well rusty so the rubber boot works well...... not. done 20miles and engine sounds fine so fingers crossed tis sorted

and yes GMS just waiting for the fuel level sender now m8e 8.35

[GMS]

Fitted new sender today and looks like its sorted old one well rusty so the rubber boot works well...... not. done 20miles and engine sounds fine so fingers crossed tis sorted

and yes GMS just waiting for the fuel level sender now m8e 8.35
You gonna add that to the collection of spare bits under your seat ? :)
Good to see you back on the road mate and it wasnt owt too expensive :thumbsup:
Graham

[Apophes]

You gonna add that to the collection of spare bits under your seat ? :)

Damn and blast what a good idea shame i launched it in to space off the end of me boot lol
still got a coil, spark plug and other crap under seat mind lol