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BigJohnson
06-03-2009, 02:48 PM
I know there are several threads on the oil horn but I still can't figure it out. It is a 1996 250EFI. I turn the key on get one beep then it shuts off. No light. A after 30 seconds or so of running the light comes on with 4 beeps. Stays on and every 2 minutes or so I get the 4 beeps again. The remote tank is full. the engine tank is full. It is pumping because I mixed oil in the gas tank with this problem.

There are two engines and both burned the exact amount of oil out of the tank. I exchanged the low oil switch on the engine tank with the other motor and I still get the horn.

I have the 3 function gauge. The left light is temp, the top is water in fuel, the right is the oil. It is the oil light. I disconnect the wire from the separator and the problem is the same. If I disconnect the wires from the low oil sensor the horn and light comes on as soon as the key is on.

There are two blue wires out of the low oil sensor with male ends. One hooks to a blue female and one to a black female. They go to the ECM.
I am assuming either wire will work right? I tried it both ways and still get the same horn problem.

I don't see a low oil module in the electrical diagram. I don't see a rotating sensor on the diagram to sense the oil pump is pumping. I heard these mentioned on the other threads.

Most people disconnect it all. With 110 gallons of fuel I would like to keep using the injection system. What should I check next or what am I missing?

BigJohnson
06-03-2009, 05:37 PM
forgot to click on instant notification if someone replies.

BigJohnson
06-04-2009, 11:01 AM
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BigJohnson
06-08-2009, 07:03 AM
In case anyone was wondering....Both low oil sensors were bad on my engines. That is why it didn't help when I switched them. Testing on land didn't help because I was just testing the one side.

rchevelle71
06-08-2009, 08:24 AM
I have a similar motor, 225. I have the sensor on the tank, but the horn is not hooked up due to no horn on the controls or boat. What were your symptoms, as I am having problems now, and suspect maybe the oil sensor??

BigJohnson
06-08-2009, 10:07 AM
I have a similar motor, 225. I have the sensor on the tank, but the horn is not hooked up due to no horn on the controls or boat. What were your symptoms, as I am having problems now, and suspect maybe the oil sensor??

The oil light was on and the horn would beep 3 times after 30 seconds of running. Then every 2 minutes I would get 3 beeps again. The light stays on. Other than that the oil was pumping as usual.