Engine oil light

Mike@MPD · Jan 28, 2012

Hey guys. Went out on the higway tonight and did a few highway passes and the engine oil light came on. No dtc from the sct. Oil level is fine. No noise or smoke or performance loss. Maybe a sensor?

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White_monster · Jan 28, 2012

Maybe. When did the light come on? Were you at high RPM's?

Mike@MPD · Jan 28, 2012

Yea. Just did a highway pass and it came on

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3brorce · Jan 28, 2012

Mike@MPD said:
Yea. Just did a highway pass and it came on

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I did one hard pull the other day and now I have an oil leak. Driver's side by manifold. No clue what it is?

PowerStrokeEnginuities · Jan 28, 2012

oil pressure sender sometimes starts leaking thru the pins, pretty common on 6.0s. something to look at at least.

3brorce · Jan 28, 2012

PowerStrokeEnginuities said:
oil pressure sender sometimes starts leaking thru the pins, pretty common on 6.0s. something to look at at least.

It is a pretty big leak. Not a puddle but the spot is 16 inches by 6 inches. You can see oil splashed on the rear axle too. I dont know what would cause this bad of a leak

PowerStrokeEnginuities · Jan 28, 2012

Check your icp sensor. pm me if you need more help.

Shootingstar · Jan 28, 2012

3brorce said:
I did one hard pull the other day and now I have an oil leak. Driver's side by manifold. No clue what it is?

There is a o-ring on the dipstick tube
In that area you might of pushed it out with blowbye. I'd ck it

Mike@MPD · Jan 28, 2012

Che ked for oil leaks. nothing. Thinking the oil press sensor went bad

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WoodBoy · Jan 28, 2012

Did it go into reduced power? Make sure you check the codes with the engine running, mine would only read the P252F code running and also wouldnt clear it engine off, key on, i had to have it running in order for it to clear

BFT · Jan 28, 2012

I would think if the sensor went bad it would show a code, "sensor low" or somethig along those lines?

PowerStrokeEnginuities · Jan 28, 2012

Not the sending unit, maybe check gauge light.

Mike@MPD · Jan 29, 2012

Its not throwing any codes on the sct. Just the little oil light on the dash

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PowerStrokeEnginuities · Jan 29, 2012

Disconnect the sensor with the vehicle off. It might be a litle wet with oil also. Most of the time we replace the sender and connector. You'll be good.

mike@haller's · Jan 29, 2012

Have you checked what the actual oil pressure is? If I remember right that light shouldn't trip till oil pressure is below 5 psi.

Derek@Vision Diesel · Jan 31, 2012

Im with him ^

Possibly robbing too much lpo with the compounds? Would make sense on an older truck with a larger HPOP, but not sure if that makes sense on a newer one... Just soemthing to think about

PowerStrokeEnginuities · Jan 31, 2012

the oil sending unit is either on or off, it doesnt read a actual pressure. its realy just a dummy gauge for the dash, if you want to check base oil either pull the oil filter off or put a gauge to it.