[CO_Lopaka]

I have an 03 VN1600 that has been maintained to the letter...
recently took it in for service and after I got off the highway and the
engine idled down, the indicator came on. the oil is in there and when
I throttle up it does go away. Bike also appears to be running hotter
than normal, though there is no indicator there. I did check the sending
unit connection and it is clean and tight.

Any ideas here?

 

[Paco]

Take the sending unit out and swap it for another one, could be bad sender.

 

[QKENUF4U]

i would CLEAN the sensor first and make sure its not just clogged then i would switch it out. www.bikebandit.com www.ronayers.com :wink:

 

[Strictly VN 1600]

Again... is your idle rpm too low?

 

[CO_Lopaka]

I have an 03 VN1600 that has been maintained to the letter...
recently took it in for service and after I got off the highway and the
engine idled down, the indicator came on. the oil is in there and when
I throttle up it does go away. Bike also appears to be running hotter
than normal, though there is no indicator there. I did check the sending
unit connection and it is clean and tight.

Any ideas here?

Well here is the answer:

make sure that the tech uses the correct oil filter!!!
Kawasaki had a recall on the filter and associated fittings...the filter part
did change...use the old part and the flow is restricted.