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canman
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oil light coming on

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hi everyone, my oil light has started to come on when I stop for a stop sign, or waiting for a light to turn green, once you start moving it goes out. I checked the oil level and it is good , the oil was changed about two months ago . anybody have this problem before? thanks .
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Does your oil pressure gauge drop when the light comes on? If yes, get you engine oil pump replaced ASAP before it fails and causes loads of damage!
<p class="bbc_center">1 - There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

3b - a time to tear down and a time to build,

5 - a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

Ecclesiastes 3:1,3b&5a
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Sounds to me like the oil pump is going out for sure.  Light comes on because the engine rpm drops and it stops moving enough oil.  Comes on again when your rpm goes up and it can finally pump enough.
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hi everyone, I got my problem fixed . what happened was I did not know my power steering pump was leaking, the fluid was leaking down onto the oil sending unit and shorted it out .
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Well that's good (a lot cheaper) news, glad to hear all fixed
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Lucky you!
<p class="bbc_center">1 - There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

3b - a time to tear down and a time to build,

5 - a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

Ecclesiastes 3:1,3b&5a
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yes, that was good news, the bad news is the wife has not spoken to me since she got home from work
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Try this, it will help a LOT!
 
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<p class="bbc_center">1 - There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

3b - a time to tear down and a time to build,

5 - a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

Ecclesiastes 3:1,3b&5a
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