Dave and 6packers:
Well being color 'challenged' I coerced my poor wife out to the TR6 and
pointed out the oil sensor asking for her help in identifying the
purple/white from the brown/white. Response was "they are all dirty and I
don't believe any of them are white". So I clean up the wiring and much to
my surprise the oil sensor 'was' mis-wired. When I replaced the old sensor
I'd labeled each wire 'left', 'middle' and 'right' so I'd wired the new
sensor exactly like the old one. So the DPO had it wrong and I've been
driving it like this since 1998.
When I put on the new anti-run on valve (with the old incorrect wiring from
the sensor) it clicked when I turned the car on and ran perfectly that
evening. Both the idot lights went on and off as normal. However the next
day, the sensor light for the oil light went out immediately when the car
started but the ignition light continued to glow bright. The previous 'click'
for the anti run-on valve was no longer present and the valve
doesn't move up or down. Nor can I get it to 'click' running test wires to
the battery terminals. The car is running rough from stops but does fine at
speeds above 25 mph and the ignition light now has a very faint glow but comes
on bright when I turn the car on and off. I've checked the most
obvious wiring and don't see any breaks I also cleaned up the leads just to
ensure everything has good contact.
I'm now thinking the mis-wired oil sensor may have toasted the new anti run-on
valve and that's what is causing the faint glow from the iginiton
light and the fact it doesn't 'click'. A new one is enroute.
Any thoughts or additional checks before I put the new on in?
Thanks - Charlie
76 TR6
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