 Oil light on dash flickers when idling |
 Feb 13, 2013 - 2:22 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Oct 4, '06 From Kelowna, BC Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%)  |
Hey guys, I've been noticing lately that my oil light on my dash will flicker when I come to a stop. If I put the car in neutral (yes it's an auto) the oil light will stop flickering, but when it is in gear, it flickers. My oil level is topped up so it isn't that. This has been going on for a while but it seems like it went away for a while or I wasn't noticing but I sure am now!
I recently had my timing belt, water pump, cam seals and crank seals replaced. I did have a defective oil pressure sender unit in the past and they replaced it with the current one. I am wondering if it is also faulty? Heck I don't even know where it is located on the 5S-FE. I tried googling the issue and there's a lot of things that it could be including the oil pump in the pan or the strainer being clogged. Anyone else run into this issue and figure it out? --------------------  |
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Feb 14, 2013 - 12:01 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '08 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
its in the head, take it out and with the ignition unplugged get someone to crank the starter over a little bit, see if oil flows out the hole
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1996 Toyota Celica ST205 GT-FOUR GT2860RS turbine, TiAL mvr44, JE 86.5φ piston, Clutchmasters FX400, APEX P-FC 269awhp / 273ft-lbs |
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Feb 14, 2013 - 9:12 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
QUOTE (delusionz @ Feb 13, 2013 - 9:01 PM)  its in the head, take it out and with the ignition unplugged get someone to crank the starter over a little bit, see if oil flows out the hole yeah thats a bad idea, even with the engine just cranking, oil will shoot out and go everywhere. Check the connector on the oil pressure sensor. it might be making a bad connection. -------------------- 2001 Celica GT-S Turbo
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Sinyk Oil light on dash flickers when idling Feb 13, 2013 - 2:22 PM
Spider77 The last time i had that issue it turns out the oi... Feb 13, 2013 - 5:28 PM
Syaoran QUOTE (Smaay @ Feb 14, 2013 - 10:12 ... Feb 14, 2013 - 9:50 AM RabidTRD What oil weight are you running? Feb 14, 2013 - 3:04 AM Sinyk QUOTE (RabidTRD @ Feb 14, 2013 - 4:0... Feb 14, 2013 - 12:50 PM FrankB2 I had the same thing happen on my '96 Jeep Gra... Feb 14, 2013 - 1:13 PM delusionz come to think of it i re-read the original post, t... Mar 16, 2013 - 9:01 AM Malhar95 That happened to my car too. 5s auto
Excuse me cau... Mar 16, 2013 - 10:40 AM ricochet1490 it doesn't mean anything. it's just the o... Mar 16, 2013 - 9:08 PM Galcobar QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Mar 16, 2013 - 6... Mar 17, 2013 - 9:08 AM ricochet1490 QUOTE (Galcobar @ Mar 17, 2013 - 9:0... Mar 17, 2013 - 2:18 PM |
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