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Didn't know we had one, I'd check my dipstick if I were you, you have a pressure guage but all idiot lights should extinguish as you turn the key, if this ones staying on I reckon you need oil or a change. H
I checked the oil and it seems to be about 10mm over the maximum mark?
I think it's just started to take a while to turn the light off, but to be honest, I can't remember 100%!
It doesn't come on at tickover or when I'm driving though.
But I'm a little concerned about there being to much oil in it?
Mine has started to do the exact same thing.The oil light always used to go straight out after starting the engine but now seems to stay on for a few seconds done an oil change and it has made no diffrence
mine started doing it since i've been fitting imported filters fitted a landcruiser one and it stopped think its something to do with a lack of antidrain baffles in the imported filters 3-4 secs not really a problem if you dont rev the engine until the light goes out.
Buy OEM oil filters. They're only £12! What price peace of mind eh?
thats a good point well made!!
i read on the landcruiser owners club forum that the toyota filters have an anti drain valve in it so it doesn't drain the oil out, like buckman81 says.
so i'm thinking that the 4 seconds it takes to go out, is the time it takes to fill the filter up everytime.
we shall see cos i ordered an OEM one from Roughtrax today..
i have received my genuine Toyota oil filter now, but was just wondering how to fit it..
obviously it just screws on, but i have always filled the filters up with oil before screwing them on, but if i did that with the filter on my 3.0td, when i went to screw it on, all the oil would come out of it because it is fitted on the top of the engine wouldn't it?
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