Oil light issues

[Sporticus]

I have a 2002 V11 LeMans with around 25K miles. I changed the oil and filter (non-synthetic 20/50) at the end of last season. I’ve ridden it a few times this season and a brand new issue has appeared. The oil light comes on, but only at idle. It flickers around 1500-2000 RPM and comes on solid below 1500 RPM. One correction - it did this just once last season and the problem never reappeared until now. Please tell me I don’t need an oil pump! Thanks for any tips and insight.

Scott

[Lucky Phil]

1 hour ago, Sporticus said:

I have a 2002 V11 LeMans with around 25K miles. I changed the oil and filter (non-synthetic 20/50) at the end of last season. I’ve ridden it a few times this season and a brand new issue has appeared. The oil light comes on, but only at idle. It flickers around 1500-2000 RPM and comes on solid below 1500 RPM. One correction - it did this just once last season and the problem never reappeared until now. Please tell me I don’t need an oil pump! Thanks for any tips and insight.

Scott

Remove the oil filter and check you haven't left the old filter seal installed. Sometimes the old seal comes off the filter and stays stuck to the filter sealing face on the filter housing and then you screw the new filter in place on top of the old seal and you get leakage as you describe at lower RPMs

Phil