Should i worry about the oil light

[Brad_P]

So i recently changed the oil in my mustang and i noticed today that the oil light is on in the dash cluster. Yesterday it was only coming on when i was idling and now it kicked on and stayed on after about 3 miles of driving. I have aftermarket gauges and when riding around it has the oil at 60 and the engine temp at 200 like always. Should i just ignore the light because its probably just a faulty sensor?

 

[matrixx]

Mine did same thing. My mechanical gauge says 40-60 so I unplugged idiot light.

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[Brad_P]

Would this be the replacement part?

http://www.cjponyparts.com/oil-sender-switch-gauge-style-1965-1989/p/SW1547B/

Whats currently on the back of the motor looks differant

 

[caspianwendell]

The hole in the end gets clogged sometimes, pull it, and clean it before buying another one...could save you a buck or two.

 

[Don C]

That link shows the unit for the stock electrical gauge. The one for the idiot light is here:

http://www.cjponyparts.com/oil-sending-unit-with-lamp-1966-1973-cobra-1996-1998/p/SW1311/