Re: [alfa] oil light on...a bit long

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Hi Pat:

Look on the block, above the oil filter housing, as that's where the oil 
pressure light switch is located on both my Spider's.  Did you check with 
Centerline?  I bought one from them (maybe 2 years ago) for around $6.  You 
might also swap one from one of your other cars, for a quicker answer.

Since you mentioned it, the Spica/early Bosch Spider's have an oil pressure 
light (the left of the 2 red jewels) above the 3 small gauges, and the 
later Bosch Spider's have one built into the instrument panel, just below 
the oil gauge.

Regards,

Dean
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's


At 09:06 PM 11/28/2003, you wrote:

> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:41:52 -0800
> From: "P Hood" <phood56@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] oil light on...a bit long
>
> Greetings, Digesti:  Here's hoping you and yours had a good Thanksgiving,
> and you're not suffering too much from tight trouser wasteband! I have a
> quandary related to my '72 US Spica Berlina...The car has an oil pressure
> gauge, but it also has an oil warning light. When I first got the car,
> all seemed ok, at least I didn' tNOTICE the oil light coming on. Oil
> pressure is indicated as ok at all times, and I realize that Alfa gauge
> readings are to be taken with a grain (pound?) of salt, but it appears to
> be performing as expected, even if you allow for gauge error; that is,
> high oil pressure on startup, about 100 psi indicated, then it settles
> down to about 40 to 45 psi at idle with the engine warm, but pressure
> goes up with revs, reaching nearly the 100 psi mark at about 3500-4000
> rpm. However, the oil light comes on solid on startup, (when the oil's
> cold and thick?) then goes out as it warms up, but still flickers a bit
> underway, even though the gauge is reading well into the safe area. Then
> when I drop back to an idle, the light is pretty steadily on. The oil
> pressure sender (right rear of the block) has a single wire going to it,
> and all seems well there. haven't been able to find the switch for the
> oil light. Schematic shows both, though. The engine is a 2 liter, and my
> other 2 liters, (Spiders) haven't had this extra trouble light, I don't
> think...Does anyone know where the sender for the light would be located?
> (snip)
> Have fun out there...               Pat Hood, Seattle
> Bunch-O-Boxy-Italian Sedans
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