Oil light trouble

Blue02 · Post by **Blue02** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:30 pm

So my oil light keeps coming on every time a slow down almost to a stop or the car is at idle but as soon as i begin to accelerate or rev the car the oil light will go away Im thinking its the oil sending unit (hopefully) or the oil pump which it very well could be considering the car has about 150k on it......so any insite into what could be the problem would be appreciated.

Themaggots · Post by **Themaggots** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:22 pm

Check the oil level. Braking makes the oil move forward.

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:34 pm

Is that the oil pressure light you are talking about?

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:24 am

Could be the sensor. My oil pressure light came on everytime I started the car up for the first time that day.

Blue02 · Post by **Blue02** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:25 pm

Yeh im guessing its the oil pressure light.......looks like a tea pot with a drip of oil coming out.....thats the best way i can describe it but im gonna replace the oil sending unit tomorrow is that the same thing as the sensor or are they different?

BTW the oil level is fine i just changed the oil yesterday because i thought that was coming on because of the dirty oil but its still kicking on.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:22 pm

Yes that is the oil pressure light.

Mine comes on when doing reverse donuts sometimes lol.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:31 pm

Sending unit and sensor are one and the same. It is prolly the first (cheapest) step in diagnosing it. A cheap mechanical gauge would work also, but would take a bit more work, as you would need to tee it or remove it to put the oem sensor back in.

Blue02 · Post by **Blue02** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:53 pm

yeh ive got the sensor and itll go on in the morning hopefully thats it or ill have to buy the $90 oil pump and put it in.

Blue02 · Post by **Blue02** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:26 pm

So apparently it was that sensor because i got that changed out and it did come one a couple more times at idle but hasnt did that sense so its all good.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:57 am

Glad to hear the easiest solution fixed it for ya. Gotta love when it works out like that!

Post by **jonnymopar** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:44 pm

This is why I love having an old-school mechanical gauge. No guessing.

Blue02 · Post by **Blue02** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:15 pm

yeh your not the only one although i can get the oil pump brand new for like $90 so it wouldnt have been that bad....at 145k i couldnt have complained