# Oil pump

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pump/31199>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 30, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pump/31199 "2009-05-30T21:12:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pump/31199/1 "2009-05-30T21:12:20Z")

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have a 1997 nissan pickup 2.4 liter 4cyl.with 181,000 mile.oil pressure light start blinking.what up.

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**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:** [May 30, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pump/31199/2 "2009-05-30T21:30:33Z")

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WHEN does it blink?? Just at idle?? In any case, the oil PUMP is the LAST place to look for problems…

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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pump/31199/3 "2009-05-30T21:45:28Z")

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it blink when i start it up.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pump/31199/4 "2009-05-30T22:00:57Z")

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Have a mechanic check the oil pressure with a gauge. Maybe the oil pressure sender is bad, which is cheap to replace, but you can’t gamble on it. Test it and be sure.