98 montana 3.8l oil light flickers

[Iheardawho]

My '98 montana oil light will flicker after long driving (30min or more). It will only flicker while stopped, and if I give it some gas it will go off. It also stays off while driving. The flickering only happens while stopped. Any suggestions. I also noticed a few drops of oil. Could an oil leak cause this warning or is my oil pump going out?

[1Bradymichael]

Could be weak oil pump,or excessive clearance on your rod or main bearings.As oil warms up it pumps easier and gets a little thinner.It might gain in volume but will lose a little pressure,which will alllow a problem such as yours to show up.

How many miles on the van?
Has maintenance been good?
And of course the obvious..........enough oil and the right grade?

[redly1]

wait a min...does the 98 have a 3.8L (3800)??
are you sure it's not a 3.4L?

I don't know, personally.

[Chameleon-kat]

From the symptoms (only comes on when stopped/idle) and assuming oil level is good, I would guess its the oil sending unit. Should be a pretty a pretty in-exspensive thing to replace to see if problem goes away.