2005 Kia Optima oil pressure

2005 KIA OPTIMA
69,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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NETTIE749
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My oil light flickers when my car is idle. I went to a technician and was told that my oil pressure was under 3 pounds and the repair sounded quite expensive. What could be the problem?
Dec 27, 2008 at 2:33 PM
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ZACKMAN
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My first question would be: Are you sure you have enough oil?
Dec 28, 2008 at 1:49 AM
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NETTIE749
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Yes, I just had an oil change about a month ago.
Dec 28, 2008 at 11:37 AM
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ZACKMAN
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[quote:68c7858432="nettie749"]Yes, I just had an oil change about a month ago.[/quote:68c7858432]

I understand that you just got an oil change. My question is "are you sure you have enough oil?" Did you physically open the hood, and check the oil level? It is possible that the oil change place did not put enough oil to begin with..
Dec 28, 2008 at 6:35 PM
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NETTIE749
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That's a possibility, I'm going to check on this tomorrow. I don't understand why the technician would not have checked this out for me or maybe he did and just wanted to make some money.
Dec 28, 2008 at 8:13 PM
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