Oil dummy light

[jmpotter]

First post!

Just purchased an '89 Sunsport and still chasing down / working out the bugs. The latest is that the oil dummy light and buzzer comes on and off at various times. The oil pressure gauge shows about 35-40lbs and I have yet to correlate a pressure reading with the alarm coming on.

Any suggestions?

[wotan2525]

https://forum.supraboats.com/showthread.php?t=6663

I'd like to hear if anyone has an 80s boat that the buzzers/warning lights work correctly?

[jet]

Mine comes on when the rpm's drop below like 800 rpm's, I had to put some toilet paper in the little siren whole so It wasn't so loud. Now I can stand the siren going off.

[zsuprausa]

You may want to check the viscosity of the oil you are running. I have a PCM 454 in my boat. In the spring the oil buzzer goes off routinely at idle in the early spring. Once summer hits I never get the buzzer. I run straight 40W oil. My guess is if I ran 30W in the spring I would get rid of the buzzer in the spring.

[michael hunter]

First its called an Idiot light. The alarm system on my 89 Sunsport has been disconnected since it was 3 months old. The dealer never could get it to work without false alarms. The gauges tell the real story if it was mine I would just unplug the alarm under the dash.

[jmpotter]

Thanks!

I just had the oil changed but don't know what the shop put in it.

Seems like the solution is to unplug it!

[Salty87]

add another to the disconnect crowd here.

you might also check that the wires are secure at the pressure sensor.