In the last day or so the oil pressure light has started to come on at idle in my other car. - I don't think it has been driven by my wife like that for long. The way she tells it; it came on before she pulled into the petrol station, so after she'd filled-up she gently drove it home and parked.
My first through was low oil, but I've checked that and if anything it's over-filled.
The car is nothing special; a Hyundai Amica on an 06 plate with not many miles on it because it spent a long time locked-up in a garage; so I find it hard to believe that the engine is knackered. - There are certainly no odd noises from it and there is no mayo under the radiator or oil-filler caps.
I figured it was about due for a service, so there is new oil etc coming for it; ironically ordered before the light started to come on. - Is it possible that will fix it? I'm just wondering if there's crap in the filter and it's gone into bypass.
Is there anything else I could or should be checking? I don't really think there's anything wrong, but I don't want to ruin an otherwise serviceable engine by ignoring the warning signs.
EDIT: OK, it doesn't do it from cold; the coolant needs to be in the normal range before the light comes on. Plus it is just above idle; when you get above ~1000rpm the light goes out again. - This is feeling like an oil issue to me; it is possible I've mixed incompatible types. For example if it had topped-up with Castrol GTX, but filled it with Fruchs semi-synthetic originally; would that cause this?
My first through was low oil, but I've checked that and if anything it's over-filled.
The car is nothing special; a Hyundai Amica on an 06 plate with not many miles on it because it spent a long time locked-up in a garage; so I find it hard to believe that the engine is knackered. - There are certainly no odd noises from it and there is no mayo under the radiator or oil-filler caps.
I figured it was about due for a service, so there is new oil etc coming for it; ironically ordered before the light started to come on. - Is it possible that will fix it? I'm just wondering if there's crap in the filter and it's gone into bypass.
Is there anything else I could or should be checking? I don't really think there's anything wrong, but I don't want to ruin an otherwise serviceable engine by ignoring the warning signs.
EDIT: OK, it doesn't do it from cold; the coolant needs to be in the normal range before the light comes on. Plus it is just above idle; when you get above ~1000rpm the light goes out again. - This is feeling like an oil issue to me; it is possible I've mixed incompatible types. For example if it had topped-up with Castrol GTX, but filled it with Fruchs semi-synthetic originally; would that cause this?
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