Oil light flicker

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MRTYMCFLY@webtv.net - 13 May 2007 00:19 GMT

The oil light on my 1999 Sebring convertible flickered for a second
or two while the car was idling at a traffic light. As soon as I
increased the rpms it went off and did not appear the rest of the day
while driving around town and idling at lights. I had checked the oil
level the night before and also checked it again after this happened and
it was full. Possibly a leaking or defective oil sending unit? The car
has a 2.5 Litre V-6 engine and has 70,000 miles on it. I do know the
valve cover gaskets are leaking and they have to be replaced.

Doug and Patty

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Ashton Crusher - 13 May 2007 01:03 GMT

> The oil light on my 1999 Sebring convertible flickered for a second
>or two while the car was idling at a traffic light. As soon as I
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>Doug and Patty

Yes, very possibly the sending unit is bad. It will turn the oil
light on at something around 6 psi or lower when it's working right.
They are usually easy to get to and replace and should not cost much.

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Scott Dorsey - 13 May 2007 01:23 GMT

> The oil light on my 1999 Sebring convertible flickered for a second
>or two while the car was idling at a traffic light. As soon as I
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>has a 2.5 Litre V-6 engine and has 70,000 miles on it. I do know the
>valve cover gaskets are leaking and they have to be replaced.

Maybe. Take off the sending unit, put on a real gauge and see what the
oil pressure at idle really is. If it's too low, find out why. If it's
just fine, change the sending unit.

A little seeping from the valve covers never hurt anyone. You can ignore
that for a while. Low oil pressure is not a thing to ignore.
--scott

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