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Was driving to a friends house the other night and my check oil light comes on... I had to stop for gas so I checked and the oil is full... I just changed it like no more than three weeks ago. Once I started the car the light turned off. Then comming home that night it turned back on, and has been going on and off since? I keep checkin it every time i get gas, but its always fine. I fixed all the oil leaks when I first bought the car two months ago so its not leakin oil. Any ideas? Just the sensor? Can I fix that somehow? btw its an 1989 GT

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Check the plug connection on the sensor...It maybe a loose plug...The sensor is on the drv. side of the engine on the oil pan...You may have knocked the plug loose when changing the oil filter...

[ September 05, 2003, 12:53 PM: Message edited by: Black94 5.0 ]

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try adding 1/4 qt

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Didnt I tell you that Amy? You need to add oil. When the car runs, it sucks oil through the whole motor, causing the oil level to drop. That triggers the light, then when you turn the car off, all the oil goes back to the pan, thats why the light goes off after the car has been sitting. Then when it gets really low, it will always stay on. Add about 1/4 qt and that should solve the problem, until more leaks out. [Wink]

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my oil sensor doesn't work and i just have had time to replace it. i should do this sometime i need to still wire it up though once i found out it wasn't working i just tied the wires up and let them hang under the dash [Big Grin]

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I love my check oil light. It comes on exactley when it's a quart low.

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maybe i should hook mine up then...

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quote:
Originally posted by 91sleeper:
I love my check oil light. It comes on exactley when it's a quart low.

Mine too LOL

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Didnt I tell you that Amy? You need to add oil. When the car runs, it sucks oil through the whole motor, causing the oil level to drop. That triggers the light, then when you turn the car off, all the oil goes back to the pan, thats why the light goes off after the car has been sitting. Then when it gets really low, it will always stay on. Add about 1/4 qt and that should solve the problem, until more leaks out.
SOunds like the best solution to me [patriot]

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