Oil light flickering

[Chapster5]

Ok when I come off the motorway (doing 70 my revs are at 3300rpm ) roughly (non sport) and when I come to say traffic lights and I idle waiting to go my oil and stop light starts flickering and having a rave and my car starts stuttering. This only happens when im up to temp. My mechanic says it needs a full oil change and new filter because its probably old oil thats getting to thin when hot.

What do you guys reckon? Sound about right?

Cheers

Nick

 

[Trev.]

simples....oil light on at any time...check the oil..if it keeps happening change the oil...

 

[Chapster5]

So we are definatly thinking change the oil?

 

[MicKPM]

I'd personally want to measure the physical oil pressure before and after the oil and filter change also to be sure it's not a pump/sensor problem.

Mick

 

[MartinR]

^^what mick said i can't see old oil causing that problem!! i would say oil pressure

 

[Chapster5]

Thank you guys How do I check the pressure of the oil? I have no Oil gauge

 

[Russ_16v]

Take it to a garage mate

 

[MicKPM]

Take it to a garage that has test equipment, specifically an oil pres tester .

I would do it for you if you're close to Nottingham.

Mick

Edit - you also need to know the specs

 

[Chapster5]

Thanks,

Unfortunately Mick Nottingham is 2hours away A little to far for me i'm in between Manchester and Liverpool in Warrington

 

[MicKPM]

Especially with a potential oil pump issue, it honestly wouldn't be worth the risk travelling to me.

 

[Chapster5]

Ill suggest some things to my guy tonight and see what he can do I think the pump is getting old because if I rev the engine up to sat 1000 revs the light goes away so its just idle revs theres not a good pressure :/