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Old Apr 12, 2013 | 04:51 PM
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Ok so my low oil pressure light is coming on every time i come to an idle. I noticed my car is idling above the 500 mark and fluctuates between 550-650. If i bring up the rpm's a bit the low oil pressure light goes away. Its been like this for 2 weeks now. any ideas?
 
Old Apr 12, 2013 | 05:01 PM
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I have an 06' so I'm not sure if it would be any different. But I just checked out mine and after letting it run for a few minutes it idled around the 600 mark
 
Old Apr 12, 2013 | 05:06 PM
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thats super low the car should stalll around 500 rpm.... if it bouncing get a tune up
 
Old Apr 12, 2013 | 05:16 PM
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I have pics, ill post them later.
 
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Should be around 7-800
 
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When cold mine idles at 1,000 rpm (park), 800 rpm (drive) and 650 rpm (drive) when up to temperature.
 
Old Apr 13, 2013 | 02:04 PM
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Ok guys, sorry power was out last night. I took a picture of it in drive and Park.
img0657 is drive and 0658 is park
 
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 07:57 PM
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do those pictures look good or bad?
 
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Looks fine to me, minus the oil pressure
 
Old Apr 16, 2013 | 06:29 AM
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There called idiot lights for a reason.
Have you done an oil change recently?
Maybe its time you did?... Is it possibly contaminated?.with antifreeze leaking into the oil.
Or maybe the sending unit is going bad?
Is it low on oil?...
 



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