oil warning light - help please

[Ben j]

this is not on a clio but still someone should know what it means please

sometimes it flashes and goes off, normally it just goes off at startup but never happened before

 

[DaveJwxm]

put some oil in??

 

[Ben j]

levels are fine

 

[Dan@SJM]

its screwed. or you can hope for a dodgy sender. basically oil pressure has dropped below the requirement screwing your bottom end bearings.

 

[Ben j]

seriously dan? cus it goes back off and still drives fine

oh and there is another oil pressure light which does what it should. comes on then goes off at start up

 

[Dan@SJM]

well it should go off as soon as its started. So its most likely a dodgy switch, go and get an oil pressure guage and see what it is at idle.

 

[Ben j]

it has never come on before dan. only the normal oil pressure light comes on till the engine is started like all cars. this is a separate light at the bottom of the dash

 

[Dan@SJM]

you rekon its a level light? it may be... but if levels fine it deffo sounds like a dodgy sensor

 

[Ben j]

i'm sure i've seen it before on another vehicle and it was something like condensation in the oil. but i cant remember