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I have a vr, rebuilt motor aprox 60thou ago, the oil light keeps coming on, ive replaced the oil switch but its still on, i was told it may be the pickup in the sump, however i dont wanna start pulling stuff off if im not sure what it is...
is there anything else this could be?
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I would go with pickup also.
I had the same thing and replaced the pump (on the front of the engine - good idea) and the sensor and ran an oil gauge as well.
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The VR has the pickup bolted flat to the bottom of the block (bad idea). If the bolts come loose, the pickup can move, letting air in the side and causing the oil light to come on. Had exactly the same thing in ours, ended up flicking it because didn't want to spend 2 grand to pull engine out and take sump off for the sake of doing up two 10mm bolts (and got a good trade for it). It is a right prawn of a thing, but there you go.
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I dont know if this idea might help but it is cheaper.Try to get a aftermarket gauge hooked up for peace of mind about oil presuure(as stated above),failing that no easy fix that I can think of if it is as above..commodorenut ...where are you Mick?!!!!!!!!!jim
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Jabba probably right about the pickup - either a loose pickup, or a choked up one. It's quite common to see these motors sludged up inside & the pickup choked up with this sludge & carbon deposits.
You can lift the engine off it's mounts & chain it around a beam sat across the strut towers, which will allow you to drop the K-frame, and then drop the sump without pulling the whole motor out.
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hmm so its not an easy job, i guess none are.
so if its a loose or choked up pickup can i damage my motor if i keep driving it? if i hook up an oil gauge will this confirm i have a problem?
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yep and yep
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