# Oil light **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [September 15, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light/4663 "2007-09-15T22:32:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dodge01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dodge01](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dodge01)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light/4663/1 "2007-09-15T22:32:44Z")
Why is my oil light coming on ONLY when engine is hot and I make a stop at a light, or put it in park? (2001 Dodge Intrepid, 60,000 miles) ---
**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light/4663/2 "2007-09-15T22:42:21Z")
First tell us how your oil level is. If it is full, then I would get the oil pressure switch tested and replaced if needed. Could have either a bad reading, or much worse, an oil pump going out. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light/4663/3 "2007-09-15T23:59:48Z")
Over heated oil, wrong oil type or weight, failing oil pump or worn engine parts. Of course you want to make sure the oil level is correct first (not too high or low.) ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-light/4663/4 "2007-09-16T00:08:21Z")
After ruling out the oil itself, replace the oil pressure sender and see if that cures it…