2007 Arctic Cat 500 Auto Oil Light

[swampcat07]

Ok I am totally stumped on this one any ideas even if they are out of the box are appreciated.

My wife has a 2007 Arctic Cat 500 Auto and just recently after I changed the oil getting ready for the riding season the oil light, when started, comes on for a while and then goes out.

I can't figure it out for the life of me. I have a few ideas but I would like to hear a different perspective from the forum.

[marioweldinginc]

Did you put in a thicker oil? does the oil light come on when idling? maybe the switch was stuck open and the oil light didnt work till this last oil change

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[swampcat07]

No same Oil as always, I am not really sure if there is a switch on the bike for oil pressure or low oil.

[marioweldinginc]

Cant find the owners manual? either its a service light or a pressure switch. Did you check the oil level? Sometimes the light will come on from overfilling.

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[swampcat07]

I downloaded the service manual and wiring diagram from here:

http://www.quadcrazy.com/atvforum/arctic-cat-atv-forum/8558-need-service-manual-here-they.html

Additionally I cleaned the circuit board on the Pod Gauge and it seemed to fix the problem for now.

[marioweldinginc]

Did u find out what the light is for?

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[CK1999_400ex]

ok.. i got out a susuki service tips book that is for dealer servive dept. and it says that you should flush out the oil system ... and if that dosent take care of the oil service lite then the oil pump should be rebuilt/replaced ... and that is from a suzuki service tips manual/book that dealers have in the service dept.

[swampcat07]

Did u find out what the light is for?

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From what I have researched so far the AC 650 with the Kawi V2 was the only bike to contain an oil sensor. The light is still in the gauge pod because they used the same part number.

[swampcat07]

ok.. i got out a susuki service tips book that is for dealer servive dept. and it says that you should flush out the oil system ... and if that dosent take care of the oil service lite then the oil pump should be rebuilt/replaced ... and that is from a suzuki service tips manual/book that dealers have in the service dept.

I am going to check it out this morning. I think I have it solved as of last night but I might flush the oil system next time I change the oil just in case.

[swampcat07]

The light is back on this morning. Here is a pic of what it looks like. I am going to try and switch out pods.