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Posted on Jan 12, 2013

Low oil light and alarm on at stop or slow speed

I changed the oil and the level is fine, but the alarm and the low oil light come on when i slow down or when i stop, and cease when i speed up

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You need a mechanical .guage to connect to your engine to tell for sure if it is a real problem. but most cases a new sending unit for the oil will fix the issue. I don't know on your exact model but a sending unit is normally cheap to replace.easy to change. and normally close to oil filter. if it doesn't fix it have a mechanic check your actual oil pressure.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 20, 2009

SOURCE: The low oil light comes on and off and oil level

Replace the oil pressure sending unit.

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mwarej123

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  • Posted on Dec 24, 2009

SOURCE: oil light is on

May be bad oil pressure sending unit. Best way to check is to connect a mechanical oil pressure guage to engine and check pressures when engine is warm. Should be no lower than 40 psi at idle when warm, no higher than 70 psi at 2000 rpm.

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  • Posted on Feb 14, 2010

SOURCE: My olil light goes on when I slow down or stop. An

The pump is probably going and provides pressure only under high speeds. Could also be a leak, so check underneath the car first.

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  • Posted on Feb 15, 2010

SOURCE: The oil light in my 2003 Neon keeps coming on.

it is most definitely the oil pressure sender!

standing in front of your car, look behind your engine from above, below the head and screwed into the block on the right side is the sensor.

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  • Posted on Oct 24, 2010

SOURCE: truck dies when let off gas - starts back up - but

check the egr system

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Sounds like you have an internal engine problem. the only way to be sure is to check the oil pressure with an external gauge.
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