Oil alarm problem with my 2001 Yamaha 150HP 2 stroke.
The oil level indicator flashes most of the time even though the main tank up on the engine is full. Then some times it does not flash and shows the tank to be full as it should. When I use up all the oil in the reserve tank, the alarm goes off and the engine goes to low speed just as it is supposed to. This happens whether the indicator is flashing or not. If the indicator is flashing, I must then use the switch on the engine to fill up the reserve tank. Some times I can fix the flashing low oil level signal by simply turning off the engine and restarting it. This does not always work however. The flashing indicator is there most of the time but fixes itself once in a while. We had the level sensor within the main tank changed and this did not help. Any suggestions on how to correct this problem? Has been happening for a number of years with no solution. Bad electrical connection in a connector??? Defective engine computer that fails intermittently?? HELP!!!!
The oil level indicator flashes most of the time even though the main tank up on the engine is full. Then some times it does not flash and shows the tank to be full as it should. When I use up all the oil in the reserve tank, the alarm goes off and the engine goes to low speed just as it is supposed to. This happens whether the indicator is flashing or not. If the indicator is flashing, I must then use the switch on the engine to fill up the reserve tank. Some times I can fix the flashing low oil level signal by simply turning off the engine and restarting it. This does not always work however. The flashing indicator is there most of the time but fixes itself once in a while. We had the level sensor within the main tank changed and this did not help. Any suggestions on how to correct this problem? Has been happening for a number of years with no solution. Bad electrical connection in a connector??? Defective engine computer that fails intermittently?? HELP!!!!