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August 11th, 2007, 11:38 AM
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Low Oil Light
I have driven my 5.0 conversion about 75 miles and it is running good. Within the last 5 miles, the low oil light came on. The oil level is good and it has good pressure. I want to try to trace the problem, but haven't found a definitive answer if low oil signifies low oil pressure or low oil level. Does anyone know for sure?
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August 11th, 2007, 12:01 PM
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what is the pressure gauge reading..if thats all wacky it might be a oil pressure sensor.
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August 11th, 2007, 12:04 PM
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I probably should have mentioned that
 Stock oil pressure gauge does not display anything, but the previous owner removed the needles to install white gauge faces, so I assumed it was a related problem. Voltmeter doesn't register anything either. We took the oil pressure sending unit out temporarily and hooked up a mechanical gauge, it shows 40-60psi.
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August 11th, 2007, 01:41 PM
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Why not pop the hood and take out the dipstick and check the oil?
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August 11th, 2007, 11:34 PM
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That is the first thing I checked, oil level is normal.
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August 12th, 2007, 05:17 AM
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Low oil light is actually refering to the amount of oil in the pan. If you jack the car up and look there is a sensor sticking out of one of the sides of the oil pan in the rear sump. This is the sending unit for that light. Its pretty common from what I hear for this sensor to go bad and send a faulty reading to that idiot light. It has nothing to do with low pressure, just oil level in the pan.
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