is it a oil problem with my 96 st202 gt, Oil light Options

[Cicero]

Hi there all... i have a slight problem.When i turn my car on and drive four about 3 km the light for the oil turns on (yellow color not red) I changed my oil 2 days ago,i put in a Castrol 5w 40 and a new oil filter in it,but it is still doing that. Should i be worried?

[Mstoochn]

Hi there all... i have a slight problem.When i turn my car on and drive four about 3 km the light for the oil turns on (yellow color not red) I changed my oil 2 days ago,i put in a Castrol 5w 40 and a new oil filter in it,but it is still doing that. Should i be worried?

5w40?! should be 10w30 for warm temp, 5w30 for cold temp bro. unless its REALLY high milage

[Cicero]

5w40?! should be 10w30 for warm temp, 5w30 for cold temp bro. unless its REALLY high milage
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sure? That is what they told me on Toyota Slovenija.My Celica has 162000 km... not that much 100000miles. What would be the diference between 5w 30 10 w 30?

[Mstoochn]

5w40 is a great full synthetic for below freezing temps to reduce engine ware, but its not rated above freezing for our vehicles

5w30 is a lmore viscous form compared to 10w30, 5w would be more "watered down" and flow more, at the same time, on a high milage engine that thinner oil could leaker MORE. in your case, it looks like ur burning oil becuase your using SUPPPER ****ING THIN OIL THATS FULL SYTHETIC!!!! i would suggest semi-sythetic 5w30, or 10w30 if you live in a warmer climate.

let it sit for a day or 2 and start it up, give it a bit of gas and have someone watch for blue smoke out the tail... if thats not the case, start looking for leaks