Hey guys

My oil light is on whenever I am standing still or idling. Doesn't matter park or any other gear.

I am currently using valvoline 5W-30 normal oil, not synthetic or anything with a STP oil filter

Does this mean my oil pump is shot? if so where is at and how do I change it?

I don't think this is a faulty sensor otherwise the sensor would be on all the time

Oh yeah the level is fine.

thanks for your help

 

To check if your sensor is OK you have to hook up a guage and see if your oil pressure is in check. If its your pump, you have to pull off the oil pan to get to it. I would first try changing the oil to a 10w30 and see if that remedy's the issue.

 

Changing to 10W30 shouldn't be too hard to do

How hard is it to hook up an oil pressure gauge? Any brands I should look at, I guess a-pillar here i come

 

Not a permanant guage, There should be a way to connect a fitting right over the oil filter (I will check where today). just watch the guage at idle and when you rev it. If it gets to low at idle then its more than likely that your oil is old and to thin or your pump is shot.

 

well my oil is like only a week old

 

Not meaning anything bad but are you low on oil (like a whole quart).

 

I checked my oil like on friday and it was fine, I'll check it again

can I get more info on that pressure gauge that mounts by the oil filter (?)

thanks for all of the help so far

 

i would bump up your oil and see if that works. I run a 20w50, but i have a turbo. Definitly try changing the oil, if it still comes on I would get a check guage to check the pressure like what was mentioned before. An oil pressure gauge is your best friend. Comes in handy all the time! If none of that helps, then take it to the dealer...

 

yeah i was thinking of bumping up the oil to at least 10w40

also i wanna do the oil pressure gauge...simple mod but who sells the whole a-pillar pods that are swappable, i don't want to bolt on pods that i have to drill for

 

Lancershop, RRM and Autometer.

 

okay guys...small update

i had recently added in a bottle of some kind of oil cleaner/detergent and looks like it took care of some of the gunk that was probably effecting the oil flow

thanks for everyone's help