Lately I have had some off starts. I usually starts right away. But sometimes now it takes a bit to start, and then I notice the oil light flickers in no specific pattern...it kind of lights up fades away, then lights up again and fades a way a couple times and then stays off. The light does this as soon as the car actually starts. But on a good start I get no light flicker. Any idea what this is? Thanks in advance

 

this is a sign your car is about to explode













lol no this is normal. could someone sticky this please i see this question too often now

 

haha....

It's normal? How come it never did it before? I thought maybe some thing was about to die (or explde)...Can somebody point me in the direction of this explanation. Thanks

 

Replace your oil pressure sending unit. It's a known problem with our cars.

 

Ok thanks...is that the oil presure sensor? it's like a $15 part? is that what it is? Or is the Oil pressure sending unit somehting totally different. Thanks

 

yeah its around that much, dont get a nissan one unless you have no other choice

 

hey u know what i have the same problem i know the light is posed to flicker when u start the car but my car also has issues starting sometimes i wonder if the new part will solve it.

 

You might have also just gotten a oil filter with a leaky anti-drainback valve - so its taking longer to rebuild the oil pressure in the crankcase after the car has been sitting a while... have you had/done a oil change recently (i.e. somewhere around the time this light flickering began)?

 

I have had an oil change lately, but I changed it after the problem started. So it was happening before and after the oil change. I changed the oil to see if that was the problem. but the problem is still there. I'll change the Oil Pressure Sensor...I guess I will have to do another oil change, in order to remove the oil pressure sensor...Thanks though!!

 

I think cuz the weathers' been getting colder?

 

normal....especially if car has been sitting and oil is all in the pan.....takes a second for it to cycle through motor and hit sensors