Oil warning light gremlin

[Scrapedknuckles]

Ok, has this ever happened to anyone? My engine oil level is at the full mark on the dipstick but the low oil warning light comes on intermittently. Usually when I start the engine warm or cold. Then turns off about half a minute into driving. Oil pressure is 'normal' for a high milage engine (260k) Also I recently had a P0306 code pop up. Ugh. Could they be related? Thanks all.

 

[jfz80]

Pretty common and several threads about it. Could be you need a new oil level sending unit in USDS of pan (just above i believe). Others have had good luck removing and cleaning up the old unit.

This guy

 

[Tools R Us]

Common, a quick search will net tons of info.

 

[Scrapedknuckles]

Pretty common and several threads about it. Could be you need a new oil level sending unit in USDS of pan (just above i believe). Others have had good luck removing and cleaning up the old unit.

This guy
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Ah ha! I'll have to plan that fix. It may take longer than 20 minutes. Haha Thanks

 

[Scrapedknuckles]

Cool! Thanks all. First time it happened I pulled over immediately thinking something was drastically wrong. Now, merely annoying. lol

 

[10mm Nut]

It's a very simple switch. Cleaning mine fixed the light. I took a picture of the part number for the rubber seal which was just a couple of dollars.

 

[jfz80]

An new plug RnR is 20min with cleanup.


Missed your second part ? PO 306 should not be related. Thats a cylinder misfire code for cylinder 6. May want to inspect wiring harness at back of head where it routes closely to EGR pipe. Lots of folks get a burnes wire there. Inspect, fix as needed Re wrap and secure it away from the pipe. Or sometimes its the wire harness and/or clip at injector 6.