I have a 00 Max, and seem to have an issue where my oil light flashes on startup, but only on startup for maybe a sec. I just had oil changed, and have no leaks. It has been doing this for quite awhile now.

 

Dumb question: have you checked your oil level? It may be a sender? Or engine problem like... rod or main bearings.

How many miles?

 

what type of oil did you use or have you changed the filter,, oil pressure needs to be built up during start ups,,some sort of blockage or a weak oil sensor,,

 

Bad anti-drain back valve on filter.

Change filter.

 

My car's been doing this since I bought it. Never had any issues with the oil. That's 70k miles.

The oil light just sort of flashes really quick a few times at start up. Pressure's fine otherwise when the car's running.

 

[quote=SLCPunk267;7637737]My car's been doing this since I bought it.quote]


+1. i just thought it was normal

 

If it's only a "flicker" on engine starting and as long as the LOP light doesn't come on or flicker when the engine is running you should be fine. It only takes oil pressure of 1-3 psi (per the FSM) to put the light out, so if it ever comes on or flickers when the engine is running you've essentially got zero oil pressure and the engine does not have long to live.

 

Oil level is perfect, filter is brand new... No it does not come on during driving. Just has a short flicker on the startup. Otherwise the car runs perfect Really dunno what causes this

Also my car has 138k

 

As someone stated........it's normal, but it can vary, or not even be consistant. It can depend on the actual oil viscosity.......the oil viscosity used and/or the oil temperature can affect this.

 

Well i'm using 5W30 in Phoenix.. If that matters?

 

My car 'had' this issue. It also knocked during startup (like a machine gun) for just as long as the oil light would flash, like a second - sec.5. I thought it was normal but yesterday found out its not. My car started knocking same way at idle, then few days later at high RPM, and died completely yesterday(rod bearing i believe), hence the 'had' in my first sentence. The issue seems to come from someone running the car with no oil, and since these cars need a quart or two between oil changes, its possible that the older gentleman that owned the car prior didn't know that. I hope that you are not having the same problem.

 

I don't have any knocking issues, and the owner before me took very superb care of this vehicle. When I bought it I had every receipt for check-up's, oil changes and repairs.

 

I understand the filter is brand new. I stand by my original diagnosis.

 

Even in Phoenix in the summer 5W30 is OK. If you've been using 5W30 year round, the higher summer temps may be why you've just noticed the LOP light flicker. Over the years and with many different cars, I've only ever noticed the LOP light flicker when starting engines that were fully warmed up. Don't read too much into this. Particularly as you've stated that the car runs perfectly and has been well maintained.

 

Timing chain tesioners were bad

 

just thought i'd chime in and say that mu max has the same "flickering" oil light on startup.

 

You people think too far into things.

It's normal.

 

Your diagnosis might be a good one if... This hasn't happened on every oil filter for the last I dunno?? 20? lol

 

My car does this everytime I start it (if its been sitting for longer than 3 hours)

I presumed it was normal, b/c my Talon does the same thing.

 

Mine stays on a second then turns off!! On Start up!!

 

The oil light in my Max only flickers on startup if the oil level is a little low. It always stops doing that after an oil change or top off. Maybe it's like an early warning system?

 

Same here, now have something like 179,440 miles on my car. Just seems to take a second or so for oil pressure to build back up after the car sits for 20-60 minutes. Otherwise it doesn't flicker on start up.

 

my car's been doing the same thing since i got her back in Oct., figured it was just normal.

 

According to a good friend of mine over at Pinnacle Nissan this is indeed normal. He said basically when the car sits it loses oil pressure, of course. The light just flickers because it has to regain pressure. Now he did say if the light comes on or flickers during driving, then of course you have a pressure problem.

 

Right.
The oil drains back through the faulty anti drain back valve in the oil filter, and takes a second or two to refill the oil gallery. See post #4.

 

ditto

 

Have changed it many times, nothing has changed. So enough.. Your recommendation is incorrect.

 

Its normal, chill out.