Oil pressure light not turning on when starting the car

Tiny
CARLOS GUTIERREZ
  • MEMBER
  • 2010 FORD FUSION
  • 2.5L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 99,000 MILES
I was wondering why my oil pressure light is not turning on in my car? Previously when I started the car all the warning lights would come on including the oil pressure light, however the oil pressure light no longer comes on when I start the car.
Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 AT 6:22 PM

1 Reply

Tiny
STEVE W.
  • MECHANIC
  • 13,465 POSTS
Welcome back to 2CarPros. It could be as simple as the lamp for the oil light has blown. Or the light sender switch could have failed. The easiest way to determine which is to simply unplug the switch connector. It is located on the oil filter adapter. Inside it there is a single gray wire. If you connect a jumper wire from the contact in the connector to a good ground and turn on the key the light should come on. If it does the switch is bad. It is easy to replace, it unscrews and a new one screws in and the connector goes back on. If the light doesn't come on then it is likely the LED in the panel is bad or there is an issue with the board inside it. Those are not user replaceable items though. I would test the switch first. They do fail a lot.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
+1
Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 AT 8:54 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links