oil light on with knocking noise

1996 SATURN SL1
105,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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RA ETHERIDGE
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I have a 96 Saturn SL1 with 105000 miles and been running great, oil light came on and heard moderate knocking noise, down a qt of oil, added that ran fine for a week, now oil level good and oil light back on and knocking again?
Feb 5, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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Only one quart down won't cause low oil pressure or the engine to knock.So is the knocking coming from the bottom end?Are you sure it was only 1 quart down when you added oil?
Feb 5, 2011 at 10:56 AM
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