# Oil light coming on randomly

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-coming-on-randomly/70705>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [January 30, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-coming-on-randomly/70705 "2012-01-30T22:06:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jceeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@jceeker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jceeker)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-coming-on-randomly/70705/1 "2012-01-30T22:06:11Z")

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With oil light on disconnect wire to sensor.If it stays lit there is a bad wire /grounding out going to oil switch sensor

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light-coming-on-randomly/70705/2 "2012-01-31T04:41:09Z")

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Car and year? It is possible disconnecting the wire and failure condition produce the same results. Howmany miles and what are the oil and filter change intervals.