low gearbox oil light?

[neilg406]

without a handbook infront of me at the mo.. is this:



a low gearbox oil warning light?

[mjb]

Nice diagram

It's either low engine oil, or low engine oil pressure. Can't remember which, but you probably need to stick some more oil in

[neilg406]

oddly enough i checked the dipstick last night and the level is okay..

erm what now? would it just be the low temps?

i was going to service it tomorrow anyway..

[neilg406]

umm where did my reply go??

try again..

i checked the dipstick last night and the level was okay. could it just be the low temps?

ideas on what to do now? im going to service it tomorrow anyway..

[Welly]

Noddy lives under the bonnet and wants some more water?

[munfred]

As mentioned on SSC neil, its engine management. (I think...............nice diagram????)
Mine went on when my fuel pressure sensor failed.
Went into retarded mode limiting RPM.
Had to get it on the fault code reader to find that out what was wrong, they tried reseting it, but it wouldn't until the sensor was replaced.
Could be a number of other things aswell.


Assuming that is the light which is on. Think its next to the ABS light on mine.....

[mjb]

umm where did my reply go??

To stop the forum being hit by spammers, anyone with a post count under 5 will need their posts to be approved by a moderator/admin before anyone else can see them. A nasty side-effect appears to be that the poster can't see their posts either resulting in duplicate posts. Ah well, if it gets valid users over the 5-post boundary quicker...

[mjb]

As mentioned on SSC neil, its engine management. (I think...............nice diagram????)

The engine management light is yellow/orange with a the electronic symbol for a transistor - frequently called "the K light"

[neilg406]

so shall i just service it tomorrow and hope its just the cold playing stilly buggers?

[mjb]

It could be a bosted level sensor, do you have a dashboard oil level display that comes on for 15 seconds after turning the ignition on?

Or it could be a knackered oil pressure sensor (no idea where that is) or even the oil pump (fingers crossed on that!)

[neilg406]

i do have the oil level display that comes on with the ignition yes..

[mjb]

Does it say you're out of oil? If not it's probably pressure related unless anyone else can think of anything else

[jasper5]

I have my handbook in front of me (2001HDi) the nearest to the drawing is the engine diagnostic/management light, ie, a picture of an engine block with the fan on the left and the flywheel on the right, sump at the bottom and air filter at the top.Most cars use this symbol for the management light, also know as the MIL.
As mentioned, It is orange.

[neilg406]

i'll take a photo later to clear up any confusion.. if people could check back after 6pm i would be grateful..

[neilg406]

Does it say you're out of oil? If not it's probably pressure related unless anyone else can think of anything else

no. it was all the way across to the right this morning. on the dipstick it was 3/4 between the marks last night.