Check engine oil pressure light coming on and causing engine to die. After 5 minutes, no light and no engine trouble.
Yes I would say the oil pressure switch is faulty. The oil pressure gauge uses a different sensor, so if the gauge did not drop but the warning light came on, I would have the warning light switch checked. If the warning light comes on, the fuel pump will stop getting power and you will lose fuel pressure too.
SOURCE: Check Engine Oil Level Light Coming on when driving on interstate
Hi, this will happen when the oil sending unit(module) is malfunctioning. This a sensor that reads the information and sends the alerts which initiates the lights actions. Replacing this sending unit(module) will fix this issue. There is a more sever issue that may not be the case but, there is a chance. The oil pump itself may be malfunctioning. this could also trigger this alert as well. I suspect the sending unit may be malfunctioning.
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SOURCE: 6 Cyl 1998 Toyota Camry Oil Pressure Light
these cars have problems with bad oil pressure warning switches you may have someone put an oil pressure gauge on the car and make sure your pressure is within spec and go ahead and change the sender if it checks out please rate -jeff
SOURCE: 1996 ford windstar
Do a manual oil pressure test with an oil pressure tester you should have no less than 20 Lbs oil pressure at any time good is 40+ anything less than 20 and noisy engine is bad
SOURCE: 97 wrangler oil pressure drops when engine is at idle
check the engine oil level... you could possibly need to replace the oil pump soon... if you do not live in a cold climate i would consider using 30 or 50 weight oil. do NOT use that in a cold climate as the oil is like molasses when it gets cold.
that's only temporary. one other thing to consider is a clogged oil filter... when was the last time it was changed ?
Robert
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