 Oil light coming on |
 Jan 30, 2012 - 5:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 4, '10 From Kingsport, Tn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
I've been driving my 94 Celica St the last couple of weeks and at random times the oil light will come on for a split second and then go away.
It has also flickered on and off rapidly on some occasions. Is this just an oil level light going off? I assumed this is common since these engines burn oil quite regularly but I'm thinking it could also be a loose connection or faulty sensor. Does anyone know what causes this light to come on? |
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Jan 31, 2012 - 12:21 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 4, '10 From Kingsport, Tn Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well the car has 228k miles on her and I've only driven it for about 1500 miles so far on a fresh oil change with 5w-30. It does burn oil so I assumed thats what it was but It doesn't always seem to come on during curves or acceleration although that is when it mostly occurs. Also this is my winter car so I don't run it hard but tomorrow I will check the levels and see if she's a little shy of full. I just didn't know if this was a common problem, I don't know anything about celicas.
I appreciate all the responses on this, I just didn't know what the light was an indicator for, I just assumed it was the oil level but pressure makes sense too |
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bradshaw75 Oil light coming on Jan 30, 2012 - 5:22 PM
Sunny Hi,
can you notice that it is in curves?
-> ch... Jan 30, 2012 - 5:31 PM d3ath2009 yeah my 7a occasionally does that when cornering w... Jan 30, 2012 - 5:39 PM RabidTRD What is the thickness of your oil that you use? Wh... Jan 30, 2012 - 7:46 PM d3ath2009 ^ the 7a says to us 5w30.. so thats what I use.. p... Jan 30, 2012 - 9:04 PM
rave2n QUOTE (d3ath2009 @ Jan 30, 2012 - 10... Jan 31, 2012 - 8:30 AM d3ath2009 QUOTE (rave2n @ Jan 31, 2012 - 8:30 ... Jan 31, 2012 - 8:51 AM RobbMeeX What do you mean?
Mine doesn't use any at 230k... Jan 30, 2012 - 10:38 PM JasonTX it may be worthwhile to check at 1500 miles and to... Jan 30, 2012 - 10:41 PM bsamps4 Indicator lights on your dash are NOT a good thing... Jan 31, 2012 - 11:00 AM RabidTRD QUOTE (d3ath2009 @ Jan 30, 2012 - 9... Jan 31, 2012 - 1:01 PM trdproven or if you have no issues, it could be the wire. Jan 31, 2012 - 11:06 PM bradshaw75 Well turns out that the oil was a bit low so I top... Feb 2, 2012 - 1:25 PM bradshaw75 QUOTE (bradshaw75 @ Feb 2, 2012 - 1... Feb 3, 2012 - 12:26 PM |
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