Oil Light?
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WykedHellFire
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Oil Light?
I don't know if I have this in the right section or not, but I hope It is....anyway I just got an oil change friday and ever since when the car warms up the oil light will come on. but if I start going and the engine temp goes down the light will turn off. but say if I pull up to a drive threw or a stop light it will come back on again (when the engine heats back up) is this a problem with a censor? or is it a wiring problem? any feedback would be great! thanks ahead of time!
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I assume you checked your oil just to be safe?
The oil sensor is a on-off switch which has to get below a certain amount before it will turn the light on. With your car being a 2000 I'd venture a guess to say it's a bad sensor or maybe you have some sort of blockage in the sensor so it can't get a good pressure reading
The oil sensor is a on-off switch which has to get below a certain amount before it will turn the light on. With your car being a 2000 I'd venture a guess to say it's a bad sensor or maybe you have some sort of blockage in the sensor so it can't get a good pressure reading
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Could be but if you were having problems with the oil pump you'd probably know it by now since the car wouldn't run right.
The Oil PSI has to get pretty low for that light to kick on, so low in fact that general consensus is that if the light turns on you're already screwed lol. Not saying your screwed, you may not be... you could just have a sensor gone bad.
The Oil PSI has to get pretty low for that light to kick on, so low in fact that general consensus is that if the light turns on you're already screwed lol. Not saying your screwed, you may not be... you could just have a sensor gone bad.
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Well, considering you can use 5W-20 on these cars and still maintain spec oil pressure (7psi per 1000rpm minimum), it's probably not an oil issue.
Bad oil pump, one trip on the highway and your motor would be toast.
I'd say bad sensor. Your oil pressure would have to dip below 4psi for the oil light to go on, which isn't even sufficient pressure at idle speed. I'm guessing that if it was a wiring issue, the light would be on all the time, instead of consistently coming on at idle when the engine is warm. The sensor is on the back of the block and, other than maneuvering your arm back there to get to it, it's easy to replace.
And people wonder why I trust a mechanical oil pressure gauge so much.
Bad oil pump, one trip on the highway and your motor would be toast.
I'd say bad sensor. Your oil pressure would have to dip below 4psi for the oil light to go on, which isn't even sufficient pressure at idle speed. I'm guessing that if it was a wiring issue, the light would be on all the time, instead of consistently coming on at idle when the engine is warm. The sensor is on the back of the block and, other than maneuvering your arm back there to get to it, it's easy to replace.
And people wonder why I trust a mechanical oil pressure gauge so much.
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