bindian
Super Member
My faulty and low pressure warning lights, just right of the green healthy light on the upper panel, came on yesterday evening. These lights are hard to see, as the top of the steering wheel blocks them from me. I noticed they were on. But my low oil pressure light was out.
I knew I was a few hours over oil change time, so I parked the machine. This morning I picked up a new filter and Rotella T oil. I checked the hour meter and it read 1112.2 hours. This put me 18.8 hours over the 200 hour recommended owner's manual scheduled change. So I was kinda worried, as I felt good it was only 18.8 hours over.
So I changed the oil and filter and the lights came back on, after the healthy light went out. But this time the low oil pressure light was on, the one with the little oil icon. Now I was really in panic mode. Even being an aircraft mechanic for 38 years, I still panic when it is my own machine or vehicle. Then experience kicked in, after I realized it wasn't the end of the world if the oil pump was bad. I looked over the troubleshooting charts, and went back out to look for the oil pressure transmitter. I was hoping it was a bad connection or transmitter. The connector seemed a little loose, so I cleaned it with contact cleaner and reconnected. No more warning lights, just the healthy light.
So I lucked out. I was already trying to figure out how to remove the backhoe and loader without running the engine, thinking the worst.:ashamed: Oh yeah...........some healthy prayers were involved also.:thumbsup:
Seems most my problems on the 6520 are loose connections.
hugs, Brandi
I knew I was a few hours over oil change time, so I parked the machine. This morning I picked up a new filter and Rotella T oil. I checked the hour meter and it read 1112.2 hours. This put me 18.8 hours over the 200 hour recommended owner's manual scheduled change. So I was kinda worried, as I felt good it was only 18.8 hours over.So I changed the oil and filter and the lights came back on, after the healthy light went out. But this time the low oil pressure light was on, the one with the little oil icon. Now I was really in panic mode.
Even being an aircraft mechanic for 38 years, I still panic when it is my own machine or vehicle. Then experience kicked in, after I realized it wasn't the end of the world if the oil pump was bad. I looked over the troubleshooting charts, and went back out to look for the oil pressure transmitter. I was hoping it was a bad connection or transmitter. The connector seemed a little loose, so I cleaned it with contact cleaner and reconnected. No more warning lights, just the healthy light.So I lucked out.
I was already trying to figure out how to remove the backhoe and loader without running the engine, thinking the worst.:ashamed: Oh yeah...........some healthy prayers were involved also.:thumbsup:Seems most my problems on the 6520 are loose connections.
hugs, Brandi
