Oil light on and engine making a lot of noise

The oil light has nothing to do will oil level, but rather oil PRESSURE. If the engine oil is full and there is no rattling or banging noises in the engine, chances are the oil pressure sending unit is bad. If noises accompany the light, then shut down the engine and troubleshooting the engines internal lubrication system.

What would lead you to believe it is not? If the oil pump where not working. It would take about 20 minutes or less of driving before the engine starting making a lot of noise and possible seize up.

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How long was the oil light on before the engine died? Did you hear any noises coming from the engine before it died? If the oil light was on for a while and you were still driving on it, the engine could have seized up which would explain why it won't start back up. Do you know why the oil light came on? Do you have an oil leak that you're aware of or have you seen blue smoke coming out of your tailpipe while driving? There are a lot of different scenarios that could have happened with this.

The oil light comes on when there is low pressure not because there is low oil. If the engine wasn't making any ticking or clunking noises when the light cam on I would bet that an oil pressure switch will take care of the problem. If the engine had make a lot of noise and/or the light never wnet ou I would then suspect that there is a problem with the lubrication system.

If you post an engine size I'll let you know where the switch is. Typically they are near the oil filter and have a green connector.

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1997 opel astra
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if it was ran that low on oil then it has internal damage id suggest installing a used engine

what kind of noise> check your oil first

If your oil pump is not working then your engine is not getting lubricated. It will lock up if you run the car when this is doing that which is why the 'Stop engine light' is flashing. Check the oil to make sure you aren't way low but don't drive it until you figure it out or your engine will be toast.

Good Luck

knocking sound in lower half something let go on crank piston rod, bearing,even oil pump pick up upper end noise no oil to valves sucked in a valve ,bent valve,broken rocker etc ,sounds like daughter had engine let go /blow up on her while driving and balancer let go also balancer on crank usually bolted or can be pressed on hard to put one one incorrectly

You dont state the engine size. A ny oil leak whether dripping on the floor or remaining on the engine should be investigated as there should NOT BE ANY WET OIL LEAK. Grime is another story and should be cleaned appropriately. The "popping " noise you're hearing turning slowly sounds likw a bad CV ( constant velocity ) joint on the front axle. There are 2 cv joints on each front axle. Possilble leaking boot throwing grease near the back of the front wheel to indicate which joint is noisy. Check the B/U light fuse. Hope this helps.