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What does the red oil light mean on 1998 deville. also car has oil in it. stop engine now light came on too. Why ?

The little red oil can light came on then dash light said turn engine off now. I looked in owners manual it said to turn car off but doesn't say what the problem is. Also called Cadillac svc dept. they said could be oil pressure fuse or may be oil pump. any advise is appreciated thank you

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Hi Larry....click on the above. Hope the answer is there.

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Hi Larry, red oil light indicates low oil pressure......As you have already been told this could be due to no oil, oil pump or a faulty oil pressure switch!

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If your oil light is on, it means that the control module thinks there is no oil pressure. It could be a bad oil pressure sending unit, or it could be that the oil pump is out and that the engine is actually not getting oil. The engine would need to have a mechanical gauge put on to find out if it does have pressure.

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SOURCE: STOP ENGINE-LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER INSTALLING NEW

Before making any repairs I suggest you put an external mechanical oil pressure gauge in place of the sending unit and determine what your actual oil pressure is. That will tell you which way to go using real numbers. If this condition appeared suddenly it may not be a large problem, especially as you did not note any knocking etc that goes along with internal wear.

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SOURCE: I keep getting a stop engine low oil pressure

Just wondering if you put in the correct amount of oil and tightened everything back up properly...

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