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First, you don't check the level of the oil right after stopping the engine. You need to let the engine sit still for at least a few minutes. I *always* wait at least 5 minutes before I check the oil in any car. As for the stock oil light...it is used to let the driver know when oil pressure drops below a certain pressure; it has nothing to do with how much oil is in the engine. The sensor is located on the top of the oil cooler and it would appear that your [pressure] sensor is working correctly. Toby Erkson air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Pleas¡c5is address for email '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, R.I.P., ORPCA member '95 VW Jetta GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ > -----Original Message----- > I dont trust my oil sensor. Checked my oil today and it was > remarkably low - basically indicating gone. Granted, I'd just been driving > and the car smelled hot. I was checking the oil mostly just to check the > temp. of the dipstick and see if any smoke was coming out. > Anyway. My oil light comes on at startup and immediately goes > out as it should. I just cant help but think it should be on when the > oil level is this low. The engine must have to be bone dry before it goes > on otherwise. Is there any way to test the sensor? Finally, when I checked > the oil this am before all this happened, it was at midpoint. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/