Oil pressure light - Disco Series I

[needu17]

Disco '98 Series I. Oil pressure light come on when I brake or when engine is not accelerating - occurs every time it goes for a run at 65 miles/p/hr or more. Any ideas as to the cause?

 

[Moose]

Do a search for "pickup tube", and get ready to get dirty.

It's possible that you have:
(1) A faulty sensor
(2) Dying oil pump
(3) Clogged pickup tube in the oil sump

 

[meyersd]

You can try popping off theoil pan and checking the pickups, but most likely it's you front cover (oil pump). I have a 98 LSE and I had the same problem. The pickups were checked first, then a day later, and a lot of tapping, I was back for a USED pump. 5 months later, (and $500 lighter) engine runs great.

 

[needu17]

Thanks

Thanks for the help - I'' try it!