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YOUR RESEARCHFailure oil indicator ?
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I slowed down and have checked the car, not smoking, no leaks, no oil used, no oil in coolant, normal oil pressure and no longer any warning message in memory when I started engine and have begum driving again.
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.....often just cleaning the terminals on the sender unit fixes the the issue also :thumb:
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Check car, not smoking, no leaks, no oil
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I slowed down and have checked the car, not smoking, no leaks, no oil used, no oil in coolant, normal oil pressure and no longer any warning message in memory when I started engine and have begum driving again.
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Wondering if anybody could shed some light on a warning light that came up then went after 3-5 seconds. I have a 2003 carrera 4, 3.6L, 64,000miles. Doesn't use oil. Oil pressure normally 3 at rest and 5 on the move.
Was engaged in some spirited driving this morning having warmed engine up well first. After going around particularly high G corner a warning message came up of a picture of an oil can with the word of failure indicator. Also transiently for 2-3 seconds oil pressure went from 5 to 0 but then came straight back up to 5. I slowed down and have checked the car, not smoking, no leaks, no oil used, no oil in coolant, normal oil pressure and no longer any warning message in memory when I started engine and have begum driving again.
What is the significance of this. I have heard on some forums that the standard 3.6 engine is wet sump as opposed to dry sump of GT3 and has theoretical risk of oil starvation at high G race situations. Surely this can't be a normal situation as I would regard the cars abilities normally being higher than my own. I am hoping this is a transient electronic gremlin but would be grateful if others could shed some light on this. I am planning some track days in the summer and am feeling a bit nervous now
Sounds like some sort of oil surge given the high g forces involved. This could lead to temporary (second or so) oil starvation which would give the symptoms you state. or it could (perhaps more likely) just be an intermittently faulty sender as Richard said.
It's common. I've just replaced mine a month or so back, same symptoms. You'll probably find that your readings of 3 and 5 bar might actually be a little high due to the sender on it's way out. Mine was like that but now reads 2 and 4 with it hitting 5 when my foot is in the carpet.
Thanks everybody. Hasn't happened again for last few days. Seems to be intermittent oil sender unit problem which I will get replaced at next routine service. So will continue to drive and enjoy my 911
