oil warning light
higputz
03-14-2007, 05:00 PM
I have a 1997 sunfire 2.2. After the car warms up and is sitting in idle my oil light comes on when you acclelerate(or rev the engine) it goes off. I noticed that any time it goes uneder 1000 rpms is when the light comes on. I checked my oil and it is full. I have done an oil change on it and still no help. any suggestions on what it could be...
GTP Dad
03-14-2007, 05:20 PM
Check the oil pressure sending unit should be located above the oil filter. Change it with a new one to see if you have a problem or try a mechanical guage. It is possible that the oil pump is going bad but doubtful.
metal4427
03-23-2009, 09:55 AM
I have the same problem...I replaced the oil pressure sending unit....The light still went on under 1,000 rpms.
So i installed a oil pressure gauge on my dash...and sure enough i've noticed oil pressure going down to zero.
So i did the next thing of installing a new oil pump....
Thinking my problems will be solved....
The oil pressure still goes down to 0. So now i have no idea what is going on...
So i installed a oil pressure gauge on my dash...and sure enough i've noticed oil pressure going down to zero.
So i did the next thing of installing a new oil pump....
Thinking my problems will be solved....
The oil pressure still goes down to 0. So now i have no idea what is going on...
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