Oil level sensor setup?

[97gst_spyder]

So call me crazy but there are quite a few 'dummy' lights on the factory 2g clusters.

I want a low oil level light, there is one in the factory cluster. I cannot find any vehical with our cluster that has a factory sensor for this.

But I found this: Part Number FLT241
Liquid Level Sensors from Chicago Sensor, Inc.

I figured if I mounted it on the back side of the pan, or on the driver side right next to the oil pickup it would work. Have it trip the light if the oil level goes under the oil pickup.

Sound feasible?

 

[Flash]

You can do that. Wonder why no one has done that... maybe because you want to be warned when you're low on oil, not when you run out of oil!

 

[1990AWD]

What's so difficult about checking the oil every other day? And if your leaking oil and have to worry about the oil going too low, get the leak fixed. If something catastrophic happens, you'll see it when the oil pressure drops.

 

[97gst_spyder]

I check my oil every morning/afternoon before driving. It would be nice lets say the oil drain line comes apart when driving long distances (that I do almost weekly). Instead if you running the engine low/out of oil you knew there was an issue so you could save your engine...

 

[Meshuggah]

I know the LT1 has a low oil sensor. Maybe you could use them? They're kind of big though

93-97 LT1 Low Oil Level Sensor

 

[Flash]

I check my oil every morning/afternoon before driving. It would be nice lets say the oil drain line comes apart when driving long distances (that I do almost weekly). Instead if you running the engine low/out of oil you knew there was an issue so you could save your engine...

Are you for serious? If an oil line came apart like what happened to a friend of mine, you would have bigger issues. He had no warning and a warning light would not save anything if an oil line came apart.

 

[black_eclipse96]

I check my oil every morning/afternoon before driving. It would be nice lets say the oil drain line comes apart when driving long distances (that I do almost weekly). Instead if you running the engine low/out of oil you knew there was an issue so you could save your engine...

That happened to me about 5 months ago. No dummy light or anything came on. This was going at 70mph on the highway

 

[97gst_spyder]

Are you for serious? If an oil line came apart like what happened to a friend of mine, you would have bigger issues. He had no warning and a warning light would not save anything if an oil line came apart.

How would it not help? It pops on, turn the key off. Definitely better than letting it run any longer.

 

[gt35rx]

Great Idea, I wish I had this warning light when my oil filter backed off the oil filter housing. Could have save my original stroker engine.