 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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Mar 16, 2013 - 9:08 PM
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it doesn't mean anything. it's just the oil sensor taking a min. to build pressure. Could be sludge could be any number of things.
What I would do.... is nothing. Maybe start running pennzoil to help get the sludge out etc. But mine does it every day. Check your oil level and if it's fine, I wouldn't worry about it. --------------------  |
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Mar 17, 2013 - 9:08 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '05 From Richmond, B.C. Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Mar 16, 2013 - 6:08 PM)  it doesn't mean anything. it's just the oil sensor taking a min. to build pressure. Could be sludge could be any number of things. What I would do.... is nothing. Maybe start running pennzoil to help get the sludge out etc. But mine does it every day. Check your oil level and if it's fine, I wouldn't worry about it. If he'd described it as happening on start-up, I'd agree with you. However, his description ties the problem to RPMs; once the engine is running for a minute, oil pressure should be if not constant at least great enough to not trigger the low-pressure warning. |
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Mar 17, 2013 - 2:18 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 3, '11 From Ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
QUOTE (Galcobar @ Mar 17, 2013 - 9:08 AM) QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Mar 16, 2013 - 6:08 PM) it doesn't mean anything. it's just the oil sensor taking a min. to build pressure. Could be sludge could be any number of things. What I would do.... is nothing. Maybe start running pennzoil to help get the sludge out etc. But mine does it every day. Check your oil level and if it's fine, I wouldn't worry about it. If he'd described it as happening on start-up, I'd agree with you. However, his description ties the problem to RPMs; once the engine is running for a minute, oil pressure should be if not constant at least great enough to not trigger the low-pressure warning. Missed that part of the story. Oops. Yeah should not be a problem while running -------------------- |
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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 delusionz its in the head, take it out and with the ignition... Feb 14, 2013 - 12:01 AM
Smaay QUOTE (delusionz @ Feb 13, 2013 - 9... Feb 14, 2013 - 9:12 AM 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
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