if you earth out the plug for the sender the light should come on. ive had in the past were it was slightly loose cause the oil light to flicker. mind you this was on a fresh engine so bricks were shat!

The only way to get a k sump to seal well is a liberal does of permatex no. 5 or whatever it's called. Looks like treacle, shuts all over silicone.

 

Also, my mate left me with a tube of Form In Place Gasket, like silicone on steroids that's shit is insane.

 

The permatex? No 5 is much easier to apply and fit the sump in situ.

Weelll.... I went out into the rain and sleet & swapped the oil sender units between the Pintara and the KE70. Different connections so it was a bit micky-mouse, but a drive with the Pintara unit showed everything as it should be. Light on with key, no light at idle. Checked each with an ohmmeter, 2ohms on the bench for the Pintara, 30ohms for the KE70... More, but no specs for that.

 

Re-fitted them, phoned the spares shop, they have a KE70 one there, $10... jump in the Blue Streak aaannndd...

 

It works perfectly!! So, light shows nothing at 900rpm, then a slight flicker as the revs dip below 800rpm momentarily and bright as usual when engine off.

 

I dunno- must have been a dirty connection on it? Something inside? dirt? air bubble?

 

Anyway, I'll see how it behaves over the next week and I'm so glad I don't have to change the pump!!

 

Cheers Team-