Oil Light On/Flickering

[Dub9.Juice]

Well I have a 92 240sx and lately my cars oil light has been on or flickering while driving.I'm assuming my oil isn't running properly through the engine, could it be possible that my oil pick up is bad or something else? Thanks in advance.

[sr20sean]

Have you checked your oil level?

[MADE]

I would have it looked at by a professional. It's an low oil pressure light not level.

[Dub9.Juice]

my level is in the the middle..from time to time it does this but today was the first time it flickered and then stayed on while driving...

[fliprayzin240sx]

Stop driving the car, get an oil pressure gauge and make sure its not a bad oil pump. If you dont see more than 7 psi at idle and if it doesnt go up with the RPM...kiss the pump goodbye. If you dont fix it and you keep driving it, you're rod could potentially make new oil drains for you.

[Dub9.Juice]

lol thanks flip will do tomorrow morning, love the wording on "you're rod could potentially make new oil drains for you." I do know it is a time consuming job but also if it might be my oil pump are their any write ups on zilvia or the net anywhere? I can't seem to find any through google.

[Croustibat]

That light is kind of a "too late" one. If it really is not a faulty sender problem, you have already started to grind down every bearing in your engine...

[Dub9.Juice]

Would it be possible to tell if my sending unit is bad by simply unplugging it and starting the engine ?

[laurentj23]

Check the oil level
And like they said, check the oil pressure. Dont even think of driving. The car unless you wanna get a new car.

[corby_baby]

That light is kind of a "too late" one. If it really is not a faulty sender problem, you have already started to grind down every bearing in your engine...

this. your motor is fucked brah. you MIGHT be able to get by replacing the bearings and oil pump. gl

[Dub9.Juice]

Check the oil level
And like they said, check the oil pressure. Dont even think of driving. The car unless you wanna get a new car.

ha buy new car what are u smoking..ever heard of engine swaps?

[Dub9.Juice]

this. your motor is fucked brah. you MIGHT be able to get by replacing the bearings and oil pump. gl

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[nissanfreak317]

Stop driving the car, get an oil pressure gauge and make sure its not a bad oil pump. If you dont see more than 7 psi at idle and if it doesnt go up with the RPM...kiss the pump goodbye. If you dont fix it and you keep driving it, you're rod could potentially make new oil drains for you.

I got a new oil drain right around cylinder #3 from an intermittent oil light one time. :Owned:

my level is in the the middle..from time to time it does this but today was the first time it flickered and then stayed on while driving...
Listen to the people above! I'm telling you right now, I had the same flickering oil light and it wasn't joking but I was too young and dumb and figured it was a faulty sensor.

[Dub9.Juice]

Listen to the people above! I'm telling you right now, I had the same flickering oil light and it wasn't joking but I was too young and dumb and figured it was a faulty sensor.

trying to compute not to sure what you're trying to say listen to them above about my engine is practically a goner or try changing my sensor?

[Darren]

check your level, check the sensor, but likely... the oil pressure REALLY IS that low...

This is the biggest 240 site on the net, these guys know their shit.... listen and take heed, cause if you don't, you'll be posting up in this thread later stating your engine is dead....

[Dub9.Juice]

check your level, check the sensor, but likely... the oil pressure REALLY IS that low...

This is the biggest 240 site on the net, these guys know their shit.... listen and take heed, cause if you don't, you'll be posting up in this thread later stating your engine is dead....

but how do i check the sensor exactly? im trying to do simple things before going for changing out the pump itself.

[kouki819]

thru experiance don't drive your car till you find out the problem. I had another car before and have the same problem flickering and all thought it was just a sensor I even stopped to buy a extra quart of oil and dump some in thinking maybe it was low on oil which it wasn't I drove for another 10mins or so then boom my motor got messed up. Found out it was the Oil pump

[Dub9.Juice]

thanks but i kinda of figured out to not drive my car til i find the issue, but how do i check to see if the sensor is bad, do i just go get a oil pressure meter and manually check it?

[DreamN]

Simple thing is to get a damn oil pressure gauge and do what flip mentioned. Want further advice come back and report what the gauge read.

If the gauge reads pressure fine, it could be a faulty sensor. That's how you can start actually diagnosing your issue, but if you keep asking the same questions it's not going to help.

[Dub9.Juice]

but oil pressure doe anyways ill get right it brb

[fliprayzin240sx]

If you think its a faulty sensor, you borrow a sensor from somebody and see if it does the same thing. You can kinda cheat for a bit to get the pressure up by running thicker oil if the pump is going out but still, dont try to drive it.

[Dub9.Juice]

yeah my friend told me to go run 20-50 and im like uhh nah...rather not have my motor blow just because i'll be to lazy to do a swap that would take me like a week, that normally take a or 2 max...

[Croustibat]

You can kinda cheat for a bit to get the pressure up by running thicker oil if the pump is going out but still, dont try to drive it.

When this kind of pump produces more pressure, it also produces less flow. Using thicker oil increases pressure and decrease flow ... but if there is nearly no flow, i dont think it will help. I would just verify the level again and again to make sure there is enough, changing the oil pressure switch for a known working one and try again. I would not top up until the problem is known. If it had oil delivery failure because there was not enough oil, then engine is fooked either way, so no point in wasting oil.

And if it lights up again there already is engine damage. If it does not ... then you know it was a faulty sensor.

[sr20sean]

I would have it looked at by a professional. It's an low oil pressure light not level.
I know its a low oil pressure light. but when theres low oil theres low oil pressure....

[Riq]

Mine did the same with my last SR, it turned out to be a bad oil pump.

[laurentj23]

ha buy new car what are u smoking..ever heard of engine swaps?

yeah i heard of engine swaps numbnuts! How is he capable of doing engine swaps when he can't even check the oil level in the car?:facepalm: