Oil check light flickering below 1,000 RPM?
I'm driving ford Taurus SES 2002. It will ONLY happen after driving for about 10 to 15 minutes. Once the engine is in idle ( below 1000 RPM ) it will start flickering and sometime just stay on until I push the Gas pedal.
It started right after I changed my oil for the first time after bought the car (Jan 2014). So I changed the oil couple of months ago and about 1 week later it started acting like this. I brought the car to the same mechanic and they told me it's because of the oil pump (after investigation). I called different mechanics and they say different things, like they said it might be because of bad oil filter that they installed (NOT craft). So I took the car to the lube stop and after checking the oil filter they said it was so loose and I had lost half of my oil. They fixed it and had it tight, pure some oil to the engine. I thought if the problem has been solved but after driving for about 10 minutes the problem came back. I changed the oil pressure censor with my friends car and I still have the problem!
please someone help me figure this out.
Try to do a search on Google, maybe that will work out
If your oil level is correct, the only other possibility is old oil or oil that is too thin. Use a heavier grade oil ; if using 5W30 go up to 10W30 or 10W40.
Besides the great suggestions, may I pass on another possibility?
Check the sensor relay switch and/or the connections between.
Either it is low on oil or the oil pump is going out
Check your oil level first (you didn't notice big oily spots under your car where it has been parked). Make sure the level is correct - your trust in lube places is misguided - always check yourself (trust but verify).
If oil level is correct - are you using the correct weight and type of oil and filter (look it up again in the owners manual). Fix as necessary.
Here is a good read - apparently not an unknown problem - http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/82-maintenance-repair/152795-engine-oil-light-flickers.html
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