Oil warning light

[Droopy Dick]

I had a decent ride out yesterday and the bike performed brilliantly.

I took it out this morning to fill with petrol.

Then I washed it, using a hose (but not pressure washer) to give all the dead bugs and bits a good soaking. After washing I also hosed it off.

Then as I was about to go out again, I noted that the oil warning light failed to extinguish.

Big panic! Where had all my oil gone?

Well, it was in the sight glass. Oil level normal.

So, is it reasonable to assume that I have managed to get water into the pressure switch electrics?

If so, (and I'm new to the GS) where do I find said switch to dry it out and spray liberally with WD40?

Any (non-sarcastic) advice welcome.

 

[(RIP) sherpa]

oil switch

Droopy

Common problem and dead easy to sort - look down at where the oil sight glass is and just behind it you'll find a connection onto the oil pressure switch. Pull off the wires and connectors carefully and clean up the terminals and connections. If you're handy then get some heat shrink sleaving and make a shroud to go over the last 50mm of cable and connections when back in place and then soak the whole lot in WD 40 before replacing the conection and pushing the sleaving down over the whole lot as tight up to the engine as you can make it. Finally shrink the sleeving into place with the missus's hairdryer. I did mine a long while ago and haven't had any problems since.
Hope this helps
Sherps

 

[Droopy Dick]

Problem now solved.

Many thanks.

How do I now mend the cut finger-ends?? <sob> <sob>

 

[finglonga]

Bear in mind that as far as I know the oil warning light is not for the level its for pressure. So if it comes on or stays on after starting the engine up its worth checking to see why or you may cause expensive damage.

Someone correct me if I am wrong........PLEASE

 

[Droopy Dick]

Bear in mind that as far as I know the oil warning light is not for the level its for pressure. So if it comes on or stays on after starting the engine up its worth checking to see why or you may cause expensive damage.

Someone correct me if I am wrong........PLEASE

This is why I was worried.

I could hear the sound that suggested that oil was reaching the bearings immediately after starting.

Anyway, the issue is now resolved. The light goes out immediately. The application of soem dry paper towle plus a bucket of WD40 seems to have done the trick.

 

[franco]

Serves you right...

..for washing your bike

 

[Eggchaser]

Thanks for posting the detail about drying out the oil sensor, just discovered that the result of mixing a ford with an R1100S = oil warning lamp on, and 50mins at side of the road draining the water out of the airbox.

Drying out the contacts on the sensor and using WD40 solved the problem.

Next time I fancy wading through a river I'll use the force and be riding a GS. I also won't be dressed up like Darth Vader. :cloak