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Old May 20, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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oil light

my oil light gos on and off when ive been driveing for a while
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Old May 20, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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ok....

Have you checked your oil?
Is it doing this while the engine is hot or just cold?

Give us a little information to work with.
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Old May 20, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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ya got oil its been like that for a year it just does it when its hot
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Old May 20, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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Low oil pressure at idle when my car is hot is one of the reasons I use 10w40 and not the 5w30 Mobile 1. Granted I noticed low oil pressure using my Defi gauge and not the stock warning light.

I did not like to watch the oil pressure gauge fall to 0 after I had run it hard on the track or up a canyon. Presently I never see my oil pressure fall below 1 Bar no matter how hard I have run it.

Translation -- try a heavier oil during the summer months

RedLine 10w40 has worked great for me. Just give it a little more time to warm up before ragging on it.
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Old May 20, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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ok thanks will try that
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Old Jun 23, 2007 | 12:08 PM
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did that work? my car is doing the same thing? I read somewhere else that is might be a worn rod bearing or main bearing, Can this be true?
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