# Oil Light Comes On When Car Starts

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-comes-on-when-car-starts/194864>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 7, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-comes-on-when-car-starts/194864 "2024-05-07T04:11:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_K1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/steve_k1/32/39535_2.png) [@Steve\_K1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Steve_K1)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-comes-on-when-car-starts/194864/41 "2024-05-13T22:15:56Z")

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> [@VOLVO-V70](#):
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> That question should be answered in your owners manual.

Son of a gun. On page 492, it says “With the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check the oil level on the dipstick.”

Live and learn.

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