My engine light and oil light have been coming on the last few days. (Have not pulled h codes yet) and my oil pressure is real low - 4 to 5 PSI at idle after the car is running for a few minutes.
I just had plugs changes for he 30 k service. I also switched form Royal Purple (K&N filter) to Amsoil (Amsoil filter) 5w20 Synthetic when I got the plugs changed out.
The stick actually reads more than full. Could this be the cause?
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How much past the full mark is it? A quarts worth? Do you check it after you let it idle for 5 minutes? I'm no mechanic, but I'd venture to guess that if it's WAY overfilled, it can cause problems. I underfill mine if anything.
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What made you switch from RP to Amsoil just out of curiousity?
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My engine light and oil light have been coming on the last few days. (Have not pulled h codes yet) and my oil pressure is real low - 4 to 5 PSI at idle after the car is running for a few minutes.
I don't see how a too-full dipstick reading would result in low oil pressure.
Have you been driving the car in this condition? If so, you're asking for WAY bigger problems if there is in fact a real problem. Is your engine noisier than usual when this happens?
Seriously, I would have had the car flatbed'ed to a dealer in order to determine whether it was a simple case of failure of the oil pressure sender or if you really do have super low oil pressure for some other reason. And if you do have a real problem with oil pressure, chances are if you drove the car in this condition you've already messed something else up big time.
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Oil light just came on yesterday. Idle is fine when I am driving the car. It is a very low Idle when stopping, goes down to like 2 to 3 psi and then the oil light comes on. I have not been driving it very much before the light came on or after.
I just picked it up from the dealership last Wednesday. It is in no way damaged, the engine sounds healthy and strong, no loss of power, just the light and the low idle when coming to a stop.
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I don't see how a too-full dipstick reading would result in low oil pressure.
Have you been driving the car in this condition? If so, you're asking for WAY bigger problems if there is in fact a real problem. Is your engine noisier than usual when this happens?
Seriously, I would have had the car flatbed'ed to a dealer in order to determine whether it was a simple case of failure of the oil pressure sender or if you really do have super low oil pressure for some other reason. And if you do have a real problem with oil pressure, chances are if you drove the car in this condition you've already messed something else up big time.
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The economy. I am an Amsoil distributor but instead of getting Amsoil synthetic for 4.25 a quart, I have been paying 6.99 or 7.99 for RP eginning wiht my first oil change 3 years ago. I figured I would eat my own dog food, and go wiht the Amsoil, that's all. She does seem to run a little cooler with Amsoil but I have not driven her very much or very far since the switch. You cannot go wrong with either oil. Both products are the best of the best along with M1
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Dana,
What made you switch from RP to Amsoil just out of curiousity?
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the tsb says the update is for the 07 - 08 LXs. Mine is an 06. I wonder if that put's me out of the running to receive it.
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Well, TSB's are not recalls .... you will most likely only have that done at no charge if your car is still under the original 3/36 warranty ...
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