Oil pressure has little to do with oil level as long as it's full. It is the measure of the oil pressure inside the engine where it passes through all of the bearings and valve train components and related to the amount of force required to make that journey. In this case the first thing to do would be to use an oil pressure gauge installed in place of the pressure switch on the side of the engine and see what the pressure really is. In the case of that warning this is a critical item as the switch only takes about 10 pounds of oil pressure to turn on and off and that engine should have closer to 25 pounds of pressure at idle. The pressure sensor is above and to the rear of the oil filter just above the starter. Usually you can get to it from underneath the car. You will need a manual oil pressure test set, you can usually get them as loaner tools at some parts stores. Then you remove the sensor, replace it with the test adapter and the hose to the gauge. Next start the engine and watch the pressure gauge. At about 1,900 RPMs you should see 45-50 PSI of oil pressure that raises as the RPMs go up, then drops to about 20-25 PSI at idle.
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The universal style of tester such as these is not as accurate as the specific OE tool that replaces the oil filter and tests there, it can tell if the issue is the oil pump or internal to the engine, so if the external test is somewhat odd you might want to have a dealer test it just to make sure.
Now to correct it the first thing to try would be an oil change, especially if this started after the last oil change. It may not be the correct oil or a defective filter. So I would check the pressure, then if it's low I would change the oil, reset the monitor and check the pressure again, at both a cold start and once the engine is fully warmed up. If the oil pressures are within specification, change out the pressure sensor with a new one and see if the warning stop. If the pressures are low then the likely issue is internal engine wear, especially if they are much higher on the cold start than once the engine is warm. Repairing the engine internally would take care of that, or as a temporary fix you could try a thicker oil, OE oil for that engine is 5W-30 oil, you could go to a 10W-30 or 10w-40 and see what the pressures do then. If they rise and the engine seems happy, you could do that, but it's not the proper repair, however it might be an option.
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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 AT 1:52 PM