oil light flashing?

[tonytoka1979]

my oil light is flashing after i take a hard turn or go up or down a hill and stays on from that point till i turn off the ignition.. any idea what could cause this?
my oil level is full..

[stunin92_accord]

oil light reply

sounds like your oil sensor wire is loose or the wire is pinched..

[tommi]

or the sensor itself is faulty

[pninja82]

Id swap the whole sensor since its easy and inexpensive.I had a problem like that once and once I swapped the sensor it never reoccured again.

[mikecb7LX92]

i also had a problem like this before and mine turned out to be the oil pump....but i would check and change the sensor as stated above, before assuming that its the oil pump.

[ambientwater]

this is so funny i was just about to make an exact thread about this subject because this happened to me today except i was low on oil so i just did an oil change any way can anyone tell me (if) the oil light comes on what does it really mean like i know i means something like that your oil pressure is low but at what pressure is it when it make the light come on and what should be be the normal oil pressure.....oh and another question what is our oil capacity? iv'e been putting in 5qts with filter being on.

[tommi]

its 3.8 for the f22 or 4qts. 5 is too much

[Bullhorn7]

Means low oil pressure. Could be caused by a faulty sensor, your low on oil or the oil pump is going bad.

[ambientwater]

what would happened if iv'e been putting 5 ? anything that i might feel or notice while driving?

its 3.8 for the f22 or 4qts. 5 is too much

[James Matteu]

"Too much" oil bogs the motor down, though "too much" is really a subjective term. I don't know how much oil is too much.

Your flashing light is a result of your integrated control unit mounted above your Under-Dash Fuse/Relay Block counting the number of seconds the oil pressure switch circuit was connected to ground. You may have not noticed, but the light was solid for a moment, and then it went to flashing. What grounded the circuit should be determined with certainty.

1. First be sure you have enough oil, assume the switch is doing its job.
2. Check for any shorts in the circuit, your ICU cannot differentiate short from low oil pressure.
3. Check for proper switch function, remove the switch (zero PSI) and see if it makes a good connection to ground.
4. I would not suspect the ICU until I've checked everything else, but if all else fails, swap it with a known working unit and test drive the vehicle.

[cavemancb7]

is the oil pressure sensor under the distributor? is it possible for oil to leak out from there? assuming you have normal oil pressure, and there was a small leak at the oil pressure sensor, could it spray up causing oil to accumulate on the bottom of the distributor?

[integraracer24]

I had the same problem when i got my cb a yr back! Check your oil pressure out! If the light is blinking it could be a faulty sensor but dont take that lightly! It could be the sensor and the oil pump! My oil pump went and the light was on 15 miles of driving after i had bought it from dude engine went!

Something that wont cost much and can do in a day could cost you a motor n $!

[ravenexi]

The oil pressure sender is right above your oil filter.

[GunRunner]

under the intake manifold and ->

right above your oil filter.

[1990cb7tn]

sounds to me like a bad sensor man i would get it checked out as soon as possible casue it could also be the sending unit its self and that casues lots of problems along with possibly having to replace a shot motor man... best of luck