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E.W
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March 2003
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OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sat, 05 February 2005 07:51
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Hey guys,
The warning lite for the oil has been lighting up over the last couple of days. It is a 96 MR2, 3sge.
I noticed it on the way home on friday, so i topped it up a bit. Was pretty close to perfect anyway, I have only done 5000Km on this oil.
Then this morning the lite came on again after a couple of minutes of driving!??!!
Anyone have any idea!??????!
Any help would be much appreciated
Nick
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sat, 05 February 2005 07:57
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Either your oil warning light is faulty or your engine has a major problem resulting in low oil pressure. Note that low oil pressure can result in permanent and very expensive engine damage, so don't drive the damn thing until you've had it checked by a prefessional!
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Location:
E.W
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March 2003
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sat, 05 February 2005 08:23
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Haha!!
Sweet thanks dude!!!
Yeah i think i need to sort it out on monday morning eh!
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sat, 05 February 2005 09:19
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this bit is very important...
| Norbie wrote on Sat, 05 February 2005 17:57 |
so don't drive the damn thing until you've had it checked by a prefessional!
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get the car towed to a mechanic or get one to come to you ... unless you can afford another engine or a serious rebuild i'd suggest taking the bus until then
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November 2002
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sun, 06 February 2005 01:20
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If it was me I'd replace the oil light sender unit first. They cost around $10 and is the mostly likely problem with your engine....
The sender is usually somewhere near the oil filter on the block and had 1 wire going to it. It could either be leaking or damaged internally hence giving you a false warning. Same happened to me last week.
Cheers,
Simon
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sun, 06 February 2005 01:43
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the safer thing would be to test the unknown sensor on a car that you know has good oil pressure.
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Location:
sydney
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January 2005
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sun, 06 February 2005 03:49
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matey just drive to mechanic get him to do a 1 1/2 second oil pressure check with a pressure gauge. if pressure is ok then change sender or take globe out of instrument cluster 
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February 2005
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sun, 06 February 2005 04:21
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it could be ur pressure switch check for a leak from there also check your car temp cause if ur radiators cracked it might be heating uo which would cause the head to expand and you could leak oil from there as well as water going into the head but yea check the pressure switch for a leak from there i could be wrong but worth a check
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sun, 06 February 2005 04:34
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You have tobe IDIOTIC if you are going to drive this car to a mechanic. If you have low oil pressure you are likely to be doing more damage, notably a big end bearing.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sun, 06 February 2005 05:03
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$30 to get the mechanic to check it, or $30 for a cheap sports oil pressure gauge. Just throw it in and see if you've got pressure. I'd assume you would unless maybe there is crud in you sump blocking your oil pickup?
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Location:
E.W
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March 2003
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Sun, 06 February 2005 13:51
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OK thanks boys!!
Iam getting it looked at in the next couple of day!
Untill then it will have to stay sleeping in the garage!
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Location:
sydney
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January 2005
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Mon, 07 February 2005 06:22
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with any luck ur clearances arent already rooted causing low oil pressure in the first place. haha kidding thats worst case scenario, rarely see that in a 4 cyl. but in all seriousness if ur oil light flashes every so often its probably a sender if its on constantly then it could be blocked pickup.
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Location:
E.W
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March 2003
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Re: OIL WARNING LITE!!
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Mon, 07 February 2005 12:22
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Yeah dudes!
I went to Toyota this morning, they checked the oil level while everyone was there and there are 2 oil lites!
this one is the oil level warning lite!
And they all seemed to think it was ok to drive??
So iam dumping the oil tomorrow and flushing any contaminants and going from there!
Then i will be able to tell if it is clogged or it its electrical, or getting closer to finding out ne way!
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