Oil and Heat warning lights stay on after engine start

-Thermostat is not control the heater. It control only temperature in the engine.
-If you have no heater then check the following:
Make sure engine is cold before perform check.
-Check radiator is full of water or not. If not then fill it up
and try run like normal and turn on the heater.
-If now you have heat then you're done.
-But still no heat yet then cheek:
The heater valve. Is it open properly when you switch to hot or cold? If yes then NOT THE VALVE. Next lose both heater hoses from the engine and flush with garden water hose from one end and the other until you see water come out either end. Now connect back to the engine and top of the radiator more water.
You should be good to go now.

Good luck and stay warm

Mai

there is a transmission oil cooler in a tank of the radiator
if the transmission oil is overheating , that will send the coolant temp up
running the heater fan acts like an additional radiator and helps the car radiator to cool the engine coolant
now back to the problem
overheating oil may cause problems but the reason for the overheating oil has to be examined
excessive oil in the transmission or insufficient oil will cause over heating
problem oil pump will cause a problem in that the bands and clutches will slip if the pressures are not correct
what to do
go to an auto specialist shop and do the following
1-- check the oil level
2--- read the fault codes
3-- have pressure test done
if everything checks out
go to a radiator shop and get a new radiator fitted as the cores in the old one are not passing enough water and so the transmission heat and engine heat are slowly building up

That depends on the type of oil warning light being displayed. There are 2 types of warning lights

1. Low oil pressure light which all cars have
2. low oil level light which some cars have.

Low OIL PRESSURE warning means the oil pressure is below minimum and when this happens there will be insufficient lubrication of many engine parts because sufficient oil cannot get to all parts of the engine it is required to lubricate. Until the cause is identified and rectified the warning light will remain. If you run your engine with low oil pressure you will cause expensive damage to internal engine components.

Low OIL LEVEL warning means the oil in the sump has dropped to a dangerously low level (which may be due to an oil leak or abnormal oil consumption by the engine.) This warning means the oil level needs to be topped up and the warning will stay displayed until you top up the oil. Running the engine with low oil will cause expensive engine damage.
Since it is a 2 minute job, Oil levels should be checked fortnightly as a minimum, together with radiator coolant and power steering fluid levels, if you run the car most days each week as most people do.

It is possible for a warning light to remain displayed when the cause has been dealt with because there is a problem with the sender unit. However it needs to be established with alternative checks that the problem has been fixed before investigating if there is a problem with the warning light itself.

Check to see if the radiator cooling fan operates when the problem occurs. If the fan doe s not operate, check for a blown fuse in the fan cooling circuit. That the engine does not overheat when idling for long periods seems to indicate the radiator cooling fan operates normally.

If the radiator fan operates normally when the engine is hot, the likely culprit is the engine thermostat, which then should be replaced. Thermostats can fail "closed," their normal position when the engine is cold. When that happens, they will not open to allow adequate coolantr flow as the engine heats up. An idling engine des not require much coolant flow to remain cool as it is not working very hard. When powering the car down the road, excessive heat is trapped in the cooling system and cannot be radiated by the radiator away due to the failed thermostat stuck in its closed position.

Yes, the temperature gauge should normally stop in the middle, between the cold and hot points on the gauge. When the engine is cold the thermostat will be closed and will keep recirculating the coolant in the engine block until it warms up sufficiently. Then the temperature of the warm coolant will cause the thermostat to open the channel to the radiator to get rid of excess heat, which should stop the coolant from over heating. So the effect of the thermostat keeps the coolant at a fairly stable temperature. When the coolant runs low, it can't transfer enough heat to the radiator and the coolant and engine then over heats. Watch for radiator leaks under your car after you have been driving it. If the coolant goes low again fairly quickly you could have a leak in a hose or the radiator itself.

CHECK ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL.MAKE SURE COOLANT OVER FLOW JUG HAS COOLANT IN FULL COLD MARK.IF COOLANT OVER FLOW JUG IS EMPTY RADIATOR GOT TO BE LOW ON COOLANT POUR COOLANT IN THE OVER FLOW UNTIL COOLANT LEVEL STAY AT THE COLD FULL MARK.SEE IF RADIATOR DONT HAVE A RADIATOR CAP YOU HAVE TO POUR COOLANT IN THE OVER FLOW JUG COOLANT WILL FLOW DOWN IN RADIATOR UNTIL COOLANT LEVEL STOP AT FULL COLD MARK.IF COOLANT LEVEL OKAY.YOUR THERMOSTAT NEED CHANGING ALSO RADIATOR PRESSURE CAP.HAVE RADIATOR FLUSHED OUT.HAVE ENGINE BLOCK FLUSHED OUT.CHECK ENGINE OIL IF OIL LOOK LIKE MILK SHAKE ON OIL DIP STICK YOU HAVE LEAKING HEAD GASKET THAT WILL CAUSE ENGINE OVER HEAT WHILE CAR IN MOTION.CHECK WATER PUMP MAKE SURE ITS WEEP HOLE NOT LEAKING ANTIFREEZE IF SO WATER PUMP NEED REPLACING.

could be a cracked block engine.what i would do is put a tarp or old sheet down park vehicle on it and wait then when you check you can look on old sheet to see where its leaking and it will give you an idea where to look for the leek if it was head gasket youd have sludgey looking whitesh foam in the oil

you could have an air pocket in the cooling system that has to be burped. With a cold engine, park uphill and leave the radiator cap loose. Fill radiator and coolant reservoir. Start engine with cap loose and run at 1500 rpm until temp gauge reads normal. Feel if top radiator return hose from engine to radiator is hot. If yes, coolant is flowing and thermostat is open. If cold, thermostat is not staying closed until engine is hot.

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My 2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8s with 55,000 mi. blows cold air from the heater. Coolant not circulating in engine. Lower hose stays cool to touch. Both heater hoses cold. Changed thermostat - didn't fix it. Coolant not leaking or dirty. None in oil - no oil in radiator. Changed worn water pump belt - pump spins freely with no noise or resistance. Cooling fans come on after warm-up. Temperature gauge stays in normal range then jumps to hot and back again. Coolant good to 10 below - didn't freeze here yet. No other problems or repairs to car. Afraid to drive and make worse. Help!

My 2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8s with 55,000 mi. blows cold air from the heater. Coolant not circulating in engine. Lower hose stays cool to touch. Both heater hoses cold. Changed thermostat - didn't fix it. Coolant not leaking or dirty. None in oil - no oil in radiator. Changed worn water pump belt - pump spins freely with no noise or resistance. Cooling fans come on after warm-up. Temperature gauge stays in normal range then jumps to hot and back again. Coolant good to 10 below - didn't freeze here yet. No other problems or repairs to car. Afraid to drive and make worse. Help!