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prophet_19
01-23-2005, 05:18 PM
Came on the other day :/ i have no idea why. After it came on i changec the oil, it came on the same day i was planning on chaning the oil on. Whats usually the cause?

SirWarrior
01-23-2005, 05:39 PM
low oil pressure

projectRDM
01-23-2005, 05:41 PM
That is not a check oil light, or a low oil level light. Slap anyone who told you that.

Low oil pressure, the light trips at 8psi, and in most cases you've already done the damage by then.

ledzeppelin240
01-23-2005, 11:28 PM
Yeah the light are just there to make you feel stupid. It's the car laughing at you cause you fucked something up.

kandyflip445
01-24-2005, 12:48 AM
Is it still on? Was there metal in your oil? It might be the oil pressure sending unit that's f*cked.

Drunk Bastard
01-24-2005, 03:00 AM
how did the oil look when it came out? might want to invest in a magnetic oil drain plug too