when ever i start my car i see the red oil light flickering at the same time i can hear the timing chain rattle. its been going on for a while, but ive been ignoring it. i havent been losing any oil, but its kinda annoying. is anyone else noticing this or just mine? i have a 3.5 BTW.

 

the light means that you have low oil pressure
the rattle means the tensioner doesnt have enough oil pressure to work

you are burning oil...maybe not a lot...but you are

 

thats not good..

 

many of us have learned to deal with it

 

i check my oil often and its still at a good level. we'll see what happens when i put more miles on her. i have 60k and its still too soon to tell. or maybe im just in denial.

 

I don't have a 3.5 but a 3.0, and ever since I've had the car, the oil light flickers when I first start it up. No timing chain rattle and I haven't noticed any oil burning...

 

this isnt a problem on the 3.0

 

^ but he has the same thing regardless. When I start my car first thing in the morning I get the same flicker and my oil level is good. Maybe its an 00-03 thing

 

do you hear the rattle? its comes and goes. but its definitely there.

 

Yes, for like 2 seconds until the oil gets circulated.

 

hmmmm...do you usually hear said NOISE....after you turn the car off? If not, im probably hearing the Air intake butterfly valve

 

Well, this happened to me a decade ago in my fathers Jaguar. I was on the interstate and the oil pressure light was flickering on along with that sound you speak off. After I pulled off the interstate, the engine through it's rods through the oil pan and motor was destroyed. Luckily it was under warranty, but it's something you might want to get fixed soon.

 

nah no rattle...dont think too much of it esp. if your oil level is good. Like I said, my oil light flickers upon initial start-up and my level is good

 

i know, but its kidna annoying...

 

How much oil can burn in those first few seconds of inital startup? I didn't think it was a big deal.

 

i have the same thing with mine, the oil light flickers at start up but no chain rattle... i have a 3.0

 

me 2..3.5..gift w/ curse.

 

Common chaps.......it takes about 9 - 12 psi of oil pressure at the LOP switch to put the LOP light out. The time for the pump to build up that pressure and put the light out on a start varies, and the light may flicker as the engine accelerates up to idle, particularly with low viscosity oils and a hot engine. With the Maxi, how good the oil filter drain back valve is working obviously has a lot to do with it as well.

 

i was thinkin that too - try a different oil filter... what filters are you guys using???
how's your oil pan?? dented??

 

you are new...we all know what causes the problem. it isnt the oil or filters