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oil light flickering when below 1,000rpm

Discussion in 'VR - VS Holden Commodore (1993 - 1997)' started by shanhsv, Mar 3, 2008.

  1. Mar 3, 2008 #1
    shanhsv

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    Can anyone help me with this,my guess is the oil sender may be covered in crap thus i should give in an oil change(tho it shouldnt need one).:bang:
     
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    Cursed CX8

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    How many kms is on the car?
    Does it have service history?

    An oil pressure sender is fairly cheap, but check other things to ensure that there is not a problem with the rest of the engine too
     
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    the oil pickups on the 5 litres are pretty small, maybe its blocked with pieces of carbon and not sucking enough oil into the pump?

    seen it happen with a few high km cars and it usually needs the sump removed
     
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    also make sure the oil presure relief spring is the correct lenght and the valve isn't sticking
     
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    And run it on at least 20W50 oil or if high mileage 20W60.
     
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    its done near 187,000ks nowand ive changed the oil every 5-10,000ks myself.It seams to have started when my rear main seal went,the car wasnt moved for about 3 weeks
     
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