Oil Light

justin82 · Oct 25, 2017

is there a reason the oil light pops on, occasionally?

thanks guys

General karthief · Oct 25, 2017

Whats the obvious answer here?
If your sure the oil level is correct then the sender may be malfunctioning.
Good oil pressure?

justin82 · Oct 25, 2017

justin82 said:
is there a reason the oil light pops on, occasionally?

thanks guys

didnt search first...my bad, sorry

justin82 · Oct 25, 2017

yes...sorry I forgot to search....I fo9und some posts about it...but according to the gauge, good pressure

General karthief · Oct 25, 2017

It's ok, what year is the car

justin82 · Oct 25, 2017

General karthief · Oct 25, 2017

Try and clean the connection and remove the sensor itself and clean it.

JD1964 · Oct 25, 2017

When exactly does it tend to come on. Cold engine, hot engine, while cruising or at idle?

I bet it comes on at idle with engine at normal operating temp.

justin82 · Oct 25, 2017

when I posted earlier....I went to the gas station, a block away....came out, started it and it was on

justin82 · Oct 25, 2017

engine was cold

JD1964 · Oct 25, 2017

My bad. For some dumb reason I was thinking oil pressure light which our cars don’t have since they have a gauge instead.

You’re taking low oil warning light.

I’ll say this. Both my 92 and 93 factory dip stick read incorrect. They were saying full when the thing was actually 1 quart low. Ford made a bunch of them this way.

Maybe your dipstick is wrong too. J richker describes a good way to file new marks on the stick. I’ll search and see if I can find it.

justin82 · Oct 25, 2017

on that note....I did check the level yesterday....and the dip stick tube was loose and moved

JD1964 · Oct 25, 2017

This is a quote from jrichker in a previous thread about dipstick marks being wrong from the factory.

The dipstick is a bigger liar than most fishermen that I have met.

“Drain both front & rear sumps, change the filter and add 4 quarts oil. Start the engine and let it idle 2minutes or so. Shut it off, wait 2minutes for the oil to drain back into the pan. Pull the dipstick out, wipe it off and stick it back in. Pull it out again and take note of the oil level. I marked the dipstick with a scratch from a file at the 4 quart level.

Add the 5th quart, start the engine and let it idle 2 minutes or so. Shut it off, wait 2 minutes for the oil to drain back into the pan. Pull the dipstickout, wipe it off and stick it back in. Pullit out again and take note of the oil level; it won't be anywhere near thefactory full marks. I marked thedipstick with a scratch from a file atthe 5 quart level, which is about 1"above the factory full mark.”

Mustang5L5 · Oct 26, 2017

How soon until your next oil change??

What I'd do if my light came on is to set up to do an oil change. Drain the old oil, plus oil in the filter into a clean oil pan that doesn't have oil already into it. Dump in your 5 new qts, and then drain all the old oil back into the 5qt bottle and actually measure it.

I believe that light should come on exactly 1 qt low, so if you have 4 qts in the bottle, you are burning/losing oil.

The sensor is located on the pass side of the oil pan, and is a low oil light only.

General karthief · Oct 26, 2017

The magic book for my 89 says it will come on at 1.5 quarts

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