if my car oil light ison, on my dash board but my car is not leaking oil is there somthing wrong with my car and is it safe to take the car on a long trip. need to know asap
i just got back from the dealer and they said they couldnt find anything.
eagledoc1949
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Could be low on oil... Or a weak oil pump... Or oil pickup screen is dirty... Hope this helps you...
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Function of the oil light is to warn the driver that the car may be low on oil, so check that now. If oil is up to level then you've got another issue: Oil Pump, Sensor, Filter, Screen, The electronic unit that sends all this info may be bad. In any case I would change the oil immediately with 5-30. Run it a while and if light stays on then it goes into the shop.
Andre
DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT take your car on a long trip like that. You dont have have to have a oil leak for the light to come on. Your computer in your car is letting you know, that it is time for a oil change. If you were gonna just keep it local, it would be no need to change it right away. But for a long road trip you need to change it
bobweb
Your owner's manual instructs you to get immediate service if the red oil pressure light is on. Read your manual. It probably says the car should be towed to the service shop to prevent engine damage in some cases. Until you know the true problem, it has to be treated as the worst case situation. If the dealer saw the red oil light warning on, you must have misunderstood what they told you. Like I say, read your OWNERS MANUAL and point out the instructions to the repair shop if necessary. You also may be mixing up oil change reminder lights with red oil pressure failure warning lights.
Peter
Don't drive it ! more than likely it is just a fault with the oil pressure warning switch on the engine, but it could be the oil pump or the oil pump drive, and if you drive with no oil pressure then you will wreck the engine, however, 95% of the time it is just a faulty pressure switch.