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Rydalmere, NSW
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May 2002
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Oil sensor question
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Fri, 01 April 2005 11:15
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I noticed tonight my oil light was flickering around certain corners. Never happened before, don't know the oil level yet cos car is cooling down, it doesn't leak any oil and I've not seen any blue smoke come from the exhaust. 
Ideas?
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VIC, Sth Frankston.
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July 2003
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Fri, 01 April 2005 11:22
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You are low on oil? Thats my professional opinion... iv had it happen to me before, ended up spinning a bearing 
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Fri, 01 April 2005 20:45
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Oil was only put in 2 months ago... as I mentioned earlier, there's no apparent signs of it going anywhere. Could it be oil sensor related?
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sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Fri, 01 April 2005 22:44
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could be a dodgy connector thats coming loose
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brisbane
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October 2004
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Sat, 02 April 2005 00:03
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most likely low oil if it is flickering around corners
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Location:
Lara, Vic
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February 2005
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Sat, 02 April 2005 00:41
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I had the same problem 2 days ago in my new 4age. (except it flickered when I reved it). To make sure that I didn't have oil probs I got a 20 buck mechanical oil gauge and put that in, it tested fine, so obviously it was the sender or an electrical fault. I replaced the sender for 10 bucks from auto pro, and now I have no probs.
Don't just assume it is the sender, if you do and it is something more serious, you will stuff your engine very quickly.
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Perth
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October 2003
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Sat, 02 April 2005 00:58
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Check the oil. If its low, and has dark colour, change it with something good for the engine, considering how old and how many km's it has done. Then if its happening again, do as sonwill advised, get a new sender, then hope for the best.
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Rydalmere, NSW
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Sat, 02 April 2005 14:26
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Took it for a belt up the Macquarie Pass today along with my crew of RAV4 drivers and their cars, and they said the exhaust was putting out black smoke and had the slightest trace of oil smell to it. I'm running Valvoline 10W/50 Synthetic in it and I'm wondering if it's too thin for the engine. It's not leaking anywhere, the sensor is fine (checked that this morning) and the engine has only been on the road since last August (about 8 months).
Anyone had trouble with consuming synthetic oil and having little or no trace of consumption, other than a low dipstick reading or a flickering oil light? I was looking for blue smoke to come out the exhaust if it was burning it up, but the engine is too new and has been run in correctly.
(Scratches head....)
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Sat, 02 April 2005 15:14
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Have you checked the oil level yet?? Just because you can't see the oil coming out the exhaust doesn't mean the engine isn't using oil.
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Rydalmere, NSW
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Sun, 03 April 2005 10:19
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Yeah it was low.
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Wed, 06 April 2005 00:35
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I found out from BEL Garage that the oil consumption problem is an inherent fault with Arias piston rings, or at least for the 3S-GTE.  Another guy that goes there in his MR-2 has the same generation engine as mine, and his consumes it pretty bad too.
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Wed, 06 April 2005 02:04
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dude check your oil weekly atleast and preferable before and after a good thrash, otherwise you will fuck a baring, oil lights dont flicker because thay think your sexy!
Allan
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Location:
Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Wed, 06 April 2005 02:19
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I would highly doubt that the problem is the ARIAS rings, the amount of time and effort which large companies like ARIAS and others place into developing rings which work under heavy load is immense.
Allan is right.
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:10
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So if it's not the rings, where does the oil go?
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Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: Oil sensor question
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Wed, 06 April 2005 03:41
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Turbo seals can cause some excess oil use.. My 3tgte I just rebuilt with new rings etc and uses a bit of oil. I've noticed a small amount of oil in the turbo compressor outlet so put the oil usage down to this.
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