1997 Honda Accord oil light flicker

167,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ROBBIE2004
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i put 1/3 of a can of seafome in the crank case ive drove it about 150 miles then the oil light started flickering at idel,when it tacks to 1 grand it goes out,,what is going on ,,.will seafome thin my oil out so this will happen ...or do you think the sludge stoped my oil filter up or oil pick up sceen..can i fix this by changing the oil with thicker oil.or use rotila oil ,,please help i dont know what to do.
Oct 6, 2009 at 1:31 PM
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PEAR69
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Change the oil and put a new oil filter in. If that doesn't work, it is probably the oil pump.
Oct 6, 2009 at 11:52 PM
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