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Is this the death knell? (Oil light on when hot) |
PDXMike |
Jul 11 2015, 12:17 PM
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Slowly Learning Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 20-December 10 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 12,501 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I was creeping along in traffic the other day, about 89 degrees out, when my oil light started to flicker on whenever I dropped the RPM's a bit when engaging the clutch. I've always been able to make this happen if I REALLY lugged the engine down, just about stalling it, but this was unusual. It started to get the point when letting the RPM's anywhere below idle (900 or so) the light would come on, and it would even blink a little at idle. Luckily I was at my destination so I just shut everything down. I checked the oil (which was fine) but the dipstick was so hot I could barely hold it even using a crumpled up paper towel. I towed the car home and let it cool down. When I started it up to pull it in the driveway everything was back to normal. The oil light turned off quickly after start-up and would even stay off for a second or two after I stalled out the engine. How bad is this? It could be something as simple as the oil pressure sender, right? It doesn't HAVE to be horrible, does it? Or should I be thinking about what kind of great upgrades I'll make during my rebuild? -Mike |
cpavlenko |
Jul 15 2015, 10:23 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 489 Joined: 19-April 12 From: North Arizona Member No.: 14,400 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I was told to use Chevron Delo 15/40 for summer and Valvoline VR1 10/30 for winter. what do u guys think about this. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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Elliot Cannon |
Jul 15 2015, 02:06 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
I was told to use Chevron Delo 15/40 for summer and Valvoline VR1 10/30 for winter. what do u guys think about this. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) I use Mobil 1 15W50 year round. |
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