Why does oil light come on when braking? (Since.

Tiny
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Why does oil light come on when braking? (Since about one month ago.)
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 AT 12:41 AM

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Tiny
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COULD IT BE THAT YOUR OIL LEVEL IS LOWER THAN IT SHOULD BE?

SEE-UNS HOW YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL PRESCRIBES CHECKING THE OIL'S LEVEL AND THE COOLANT LEVEL ONCE A WEEK

. SURELY YOU CAUGHT THIS.A WEEK AGO?

COULD BE A FAULTY SENDING UNIT.I DOUBT IT'S THE OIL PUMP

INSTALLING A TEMPORARY MECHANICAL OIL PRESSURE GAUGE MIGHT EASE YOUR MIND ON WHAT THE "REAL PRESSURE" IS AN IS IT WITHIN ACCEPTABLE SPECS

BUT BACK TO MY 1ST HUNCH---YOUR OIL MAY BE LOW---"BRAKING" SLOSHES IT AWAY FROM BEING PICKED UP BY THE OIL PUMP---YOUR ENGINE STARVES FOR OIL. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING!

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU FIGURE OUT

THE MEDIC
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2012 AT 12:52 AM

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