I have a 2003 Dodge Neon with about 90K miles on it. I didn’t think my car was due for an oil change, but since the oil light was on I got one anyways. Everything seemed fine for about 2 days, but then the light came back on. Now it comes on about half of the time. I just checked the oil level, and …

The “oil light” is not an oil level light, or a change your oil light. It is an “oil pressure” light. It comes on to tell you when you have no oil pressure which means no oil flowing inside the motor - which is bad, very bad. A motor will seize up, stop running, and you’ll need a whole new motor …

Here we go again. At least twice each month, we get questions in this forum from people who have destroyed their engine because they did not understand the function of the “oil light” on their dashboard. For your sake, I hope that I am wrong. If this “oil light” is the type that I suspect it is, …

You mention checking the oil level NOW. Were you in the habit of checking the oil level BEFORE this oil light incident? If the answer is NO and this is a red oil light that was on previously due to little or no oil then the engine is likely trashed. Changing the oil is an exercise in futility and i…

“I’ll get it to the shop tomorrow” I really hope that you meant that you will have it TOWED to the shop tomorrow. No, from afar nobody can tell you whether you have a defective sensor or not. Only a mechanic can determine this, in person. If the oil pressure light comes on only some of the time,…

After the oil change, the light did not come on for a couple of days and now it comes on about half the time. Does the light primarily come on when the engine is idling after warming up? If that is so, it does not mean that no oil is flowing or there is no oil pressure, it means that the oil press…

thank-you. i have a 2004 saturn ion. my light just came on day or two lady after i did my own oil change & filter.Now my light is on.

I don’t think you will get any new suggestions. The responses given 6 years ago to this type of problem are still true today.

does this has any relations with the catalytic converter?

Why are you high jacking a 6 year old thread ? It would be best if you started your own so the answers would apply to your problems.

Oil light still on after oil change

Maintenance/Repairs

jjdeg29 April 18, 2010, 2:16pm 5

You’re right, it is an oil pressure light. Thanks for the advice. Obviously, I’m now freaking out that I may have ruined my car but I’ll get it to the shop tomorrow (I checked, they’re all closed on Sunday). Is there any hope in the fact that it doesn’t come on all the time – could it just be a faulty sensor? Is there any way of knowing without taking it in?

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Oil light still on after oil change

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