mhr

My car had been stored for the winter.

This week
I changed the rear fuel lines.
Took off the valve cover to change the gaskets because I was getting oil in my spark plug holes.

Closed it all up and started it up.

Ran fine no fuel leaks or oil running from around the valve cover that I could see.

Took it for a short drive and it seemed to run well. Then the ! Light came on at idle because oil pressure was low.

I added some oil because it was low and tried to start it up. Was hard to start but started but EVERY light on the dash is on (oil level, oil pressure, voltage, brake wear, ABS) also the oil pressure reads 0.

Turned it off.

Any ideas where I should start looking?

Thanks

Mark

V2Rocket

Check wiring, some mouse may have snacked on your grounds over winter

mhr

Don't think I have mice in the house but will look around.

J Berk

guessing either mice or maybe you left something disconnected when you put it all back together?

StoogeMoe

Check your battery terminals.

mhr

so I checked the battery terminals and they look good. Disconnected anyways and reconnected. No difference.

The car seems to be running great just all of the dash lights are on. Interestingly when I take off the parking brake that light does go out.

Any ground specifically related to the dash lights that I can check first?

Thanks
Mark

gtroth

Just for the heck of it check your crank bolt.

mhr

Some fuel went into the hole in the passenger fender after I changed the lines as one of them was not tight enough. Anything in there that could have been messed up and causing me the issue?

mhr

No sign of mice or frayed wires anywhere. Tomorrow I will clean/tighten grounds hoping that will solve it.

veleno

Good luck with solving the problem. I hate it when you can't figure out what's wrong even when nothing appears to be wrong! What would happen if you disconnect the ecu for a couple of minutes and reconnect? Worth a shot if anything but you'll never know what caused the lights to turn on...

A thought just came to mind... On my Lexus all the lights came on and it was caused by a bad brake sensor at the pedal.

pontifex4

Does the oil pressure still read zero? Are all the other gauges working?

VaSteve

There is an electrical connection at the very front edge of the valve cover. That's about where the oil pressure sender is. I don't recall if that's where the actual connection is. I'm betting that the VC didn't come off easily and something got disturbed in the process. Check your work. Good luck!

mhr

off to the garage in about 15 minutes.

Charlie
Yes oil pressure shows 0, Hard to say if the temp is working because I don't run it for long enough for it to heat up. Gas gauge it working and volt is working. All warning lights are on.

Thanks for the help so far!

Jfrahm

I would check the ribbon connectors to the cluster, they can get loose, particularly if the locking ears get broken off.

ralaisa

I had oil low level light on and it was because the ground wires for the electric fans were frayed.
Take a look by the battery at the round resistors on the firewall. Checks those wires. Weird I know, but there is a lot of current going through them and the cars and wires are getting old.