Hi -
I'm new here - I recently bought an '07 Nitro SXT from a friend. It has a ton of highway miles - 229k. It had sat pretty much unused for the past 3 years. I've been driving it for a week now, and it has always started with no problems. About a week ago, it developed a problem where once running, the oil light indicator would stay on. If I shut it off and re-started the engine, the light would go out almost immediately (and would stay out). I should mention that this problem started the day after I changed the oil and filter.
This past Saturday, I replaced the oil pressure switch with an Echlin unit form NAPA. It outwardly looked identical to the original. In order to access the switch, I had to remove the battery, the upper horn assembly, the air box, and the surge/wsw solvent tank.
Replacement was not too difficult, but the wire coming out of the oil pressure switch connector was bent at an extreme 180 degree angle, so I did gently tug on the wire loom protecting it to give it a little more length at the connector. Other than that, I reassembled everything and jumped in to start it to see if the oil light would go out (and check for leaks), and the engine wouldn't crank. I checked the battery voltage which was a little low at 12.28 volts, so I put the battery on a 1 1/2 amp trickle charger overnight.
I re-installed the battery yesterday and same thing, the engine will not crank. I have headlights, the lock/unlock buttons on the key are working, all the dash lights come on, but the engine will not crank. I've tried starting it in both Park and Neutral, to no avail. I have noticed that sometimes the 4WD indicator is lit on the dash, sometimes it's not. I also tried pulling the J13 fuse and waited ten seconds, then re-installed. Still won't crank. So I'm appealing to this forum in the hope that someone can help me sort this problem out.
I'm new here - I recently bought an '07 Nitro SXT from a friend. It has a ton of highway miles - 229k. It had sat pretty much unused for the past 3 years. I've been driving it for a week now, and it has always started with no problems. About a week ago, it developed a problem where once running, the oil light indicator would stay on. If I shut it off and re-started the engine, the light would go out almost immediately (and would stay out). I should mention that this problem started the day after I changed the oil and filter.
This past Saturday, I replaced the oil pressure switch with an Echlin unit form NAPA. It outwardly looked identical to the original. In order to access the switch, I had to remove the battery, the upper horn assembly, the air box, and the surge/wsw solvent tank.
Replacement was not too difficult, but the wire coming out of the oil pressure switch connector was bent at an extreme 180 degree angle, so I did gently tug on the wire loom protecting it to give it a little more length at the connector. Other than that, I reassembled everything and jumped in to start it to see if the oil light would go out (and check for leaks), and the engine wouldn't crank. I checked the battery voltage which was a little low at 12.28 volts, so I put the battery on a 1 1/2 amp trickle charger overnight.
I re-installed the battery yesterday and same thing, the engine will not crank. I have headlights, the lock/unlock buttons on the key are working, all the dash lights come on, but the engine will not crank. I've tried starting it in both Park and Neutral, to no avail. I have noticed that sometimes the 4WD indicator is lit on the dash, sometimes it's not. I also tried pulling the J13 fuse and waited ten seconds, then re-installed. Still won't crank. So I'm appealing to this forum in the hope that someone can help me sort this problem out.
