Thanks for jumping in Jerry, I appreciate it. I knew I wasn't doing a very good job of explaining it and I was hoping you would clarify.

Afetr a few hundred miles I can say confidently that the filter is absolutely 100% the fix. The engine no longer takes any more than a second to turn off the idiot light and to start registering oil pressure. Also, driving oil pressure is a tiny bit higher and I swear the engine sounds a tad quiter. That may just be me listening too hard though <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Also, I have been meaning to clarify something for everyone: I said it didn't exhibit the symptom when cold. After we discussed it a few times, I double checked because as you folks pointed out, it didn't make sense regardless of the cause. Well, it appears I originally wasn't looking close enough because it did exhibit the symptom, just on a smaller scale. When cold, the light stayed on maybe 2-5 seconds instead of 4-6. The only time the light would turn off immediately is when the engine had been off less than 20-30 minutes.

I second the nomination for the archives too.

NCDiesel