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quote:Originally posted by sawdust123

I have this continuing problem with an intermittent oil light. The problem is that the light stays on after starting the car. If I shut the car off and restart it, the light stays off.

I brought the car to the dealer twice for the problem. The first time they didn't find a problem, they thought it may be caused by cheap aftermarket oil filters. I upgraded the filter I was using and the problem continued. The second time they examined it they said the insulation on the wire from the oil sender unit was getting bare and their could be an intermittent short circuit. I didn't buy the explanation but they did the work under warranty. The problem came back.

Now I think I finally see a pattern. The problem seems to occur when I'm in a rush. The light seems to stay on when I quickly shift the car out of park (I have the autostick) before the light has had a chance to go out on its own. This sounds like it may be a software bug in the OBD code. Has anyone else seen this?

hmmm, sounds like the actual sending unit to me. why didn't those imbeciles at the dealer change out the sending unit in first place? - instead of wrapping the wire with extra tape...[xx(]

the oil filter suggestion they offered is lame, as well. all filters either meet or exceeds factory specs - unless the oil filter is from china.

i don't think it's a bug in the obd code. if it was a software bug, this problem would be more widespread and a tsb would have been issued. (my 2 cents)