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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 11:51 AM
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Im not sure if this is normal or not but the oil light the red one stays on for about 4 seconds when i start the car when its warm or cold none of my other cars ever stay on that long so it kind of concerns me. I have a toyota filter on it to so it should have plenty of oil pressure from the cold starts any ideas?
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 12:13 PM
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Borrow an oil pressure gauge and make sure you have good oil pressure at start-up. Could be as small as a clogged oil-pressure-sender or as big as an aging oil pump.

Edit: I'm not sure how exactly the Toyota's oil light works but for most car it is just an ON/OFF switch (reads GOOD/DEAD). With that, I wouldn't rely on that light to tell you the health of your oiling system. Get one of these thing instead (if you don't want to deal with getting a gauge), its cheap and it tells you when things are about to take a dump so you can shut your engine off to prevent catastrophic damage.
http://www.longacreracing.com/catalo...d=785&catid=11
Here's an adjustable one where you can set the oil pressure that you will get the warning at.
http://www.longacreracing.com/catalo...d=368&catid=11

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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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Does nobody elses stay on that long i guess
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 03:10 PM
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Mine doesn't. But like said above I don't believe that sensor is for pressure more If theres oil or not
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 05:40 PM
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I appreciate it
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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u need to bring (tow) your car to a shop to have it check out, a lazy oil pump can ruin your engine.
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