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Old 07 Feb 2006, 09:44 am
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Default Idiot Oil Light

'94 Legend GS
75,000 Miles
I've owned the car for about 15 months and have no
idea of the history. Work I've had done includes
the timing belt/water pump, brake master cylinder
and EGR valve.

Car has been 'sitting' for about a month while I
have been doing some cosmetic work to it. I
finished over the weekend so yesterday I drove to
work, about 7-8 miles. Getting to work was fine
(freeway), while coming home (surface streets) the
Oil Light came on. Since I was about to stop
anyway, no big deal. I stopped did some grocery
shopping and added a quart of oil to the list.
Checked the oil when I finished shopping and it
was down so I added my quart. Start up,
everything fine, drive home.

I had to go out later that evening and when I was
just about to where I was going, oil light came
on. Did what I needed to do (about 2.5 hours) and
when I left I checked under the car for a pool of
oil, nothing. Checked the level, fine. Started
up, no oil light. JUST about home, light came on.
Put it in the garage and brought the other car
to work today.

Any Ideas Anyone? Sending unit? Pump? Anyway
for an idiot mechanic (myself) to debug the
possibilities or do I need to trust the shop? If
it's a matter of reading the blinking code lights,
I can do that....but that's about it. Any idea on
the cost of the various options? I likely won't
do the work myself, whatever it is so it will be
shop time.

Thanks in advance guys....
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