Help: oil light comes on when making sharp turn
tmyate01
10-13-2007, 11:46 AM
I have a 2001 Alero 2.4 5spd and my oil light (the red light, not the change oil light) comes on when I make a sharp turn. When turning, the oil light comes on briefly and my car beeps a couple of times. Once I go through the turn, the oil light turns off and everything is fine. Any ideas??? :banghead:
Thanks!
Thanks!
JCheff62
10-13-2007, 12:24 PM
When mine does that, I find that it's time to add some oil.
tmyate01
10-13-2007, 01:09 PM
Thanks JCheff62 (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/member.php?u=496553), I'll do that and see what happens. vbmenu_register("postmenu_4985034", true);
tmyate01
10-14-2007, 09:09 PM
This fixed my problem. I just decided to have an oil change since it was time anyway. Thanks for the help.
Earl Ollila
01-15-2008, 04:17 PM
FYI the oil switch on the bottom of the oil pan is a float on a rod. If the oil level is low the float slides to the bottom of the rod and sends a message to the dash.
tmyate01
01-15-2008, 08:53 PM
FYI the oil switch on the bottom of the oil pan is a float on a rod. If the oil level is low the float slides to the bottom of the rod and sends a message to the dash.
Thanks for the response Earl. I also noticed when I used to take my alero to my dealership for an oil change, they put 5 qts of oil in it. However, I've been taking to a more local oil change business and they have only been putting 4 qts in the engine. I may have to ask them, What's up with that???
Thanks for the response Earl. I also noticed when I used to take my alero to my dealership for an oil change, they put 5 qts of oil in it. However, I've been taking to a more local oil change business and they have only been putting 4 qts in the engine. I may have to ask them, What's up with that???
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