The oil pressure light in my car (2000 Chrysler.

ATWELL82

MEMBER
2000 CHRYSLER NEON
200,000 MILES

The oil pressure light in my car (2000 chrysler neon) came on and now blinks off and on. Oil levels ok. How freaked out should I be. Its not making any loud noises. I have only driven it for about 2 minutes after the light came on.

Saturday, January 26th, 2013 AT 4:32 PM

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CARADIODOC

MECHANIC
33,864 POSTS

Two minutes can be a really long time to go with no oil pressure. For the light to be flickering, especially randomly, it is likely you have nothing more than a defective pressure sending unit, but the only way to know for sure is to have the actual pressure checked with a mechanical gauge. If it is indeed low, damage to the engine bearings will occur very quickly. That will turn into a very expensive repair.