Engine oil light coming on randomly
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Hi CL
I'm a noob when it comes to cars and i just want to thank everyone for contributing and allowing me to expand my knowledge!
Anyways i have a 2008 lexus is250 awd and i recently got an oil change (2/10/12), the weird thing is that about 3 weeks ago im driving on the highway and the engine oil light randomly comes up for about 5 seconds, then disappears and has yet to come up again. This has happened b4 and only happens when on the highway. So i just changed the oil. Is this something i should worry about and how should i approach it?
I'm a noob when it comes to cars and i just want to thank everyone for contributing and allowing me to expand my knowledge!
Anyways i have a 2008 lexus is250 awd and i recently got an oil change (2/10/12), the weird thing is that about 3 weeks ago im driving on the highway and the engine oil light randomly comes up for about 5 seconds, then disappears and has yet to come up again. This has happened b4 and only happens when on the highway. So i just changed the oil. Is this something i should worry about and how should i approach it?
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Any time seeing the low oil light cannot be good. Usually those illuminate when oil pressure levels are below threshold. So either you have a faulty oil sending unit or the worse problem...low oil pressure. If you are seeing the light during normal operation, that's not a good thing; when my friend in his Honda saw that light last he threw a rod out the block. We call this light in the "car world" an "idiot light'. If you see it, it's too late...the damage has been done.
Hope/pray for a faulty oil sending unit and get that checked out ASAP!
Hope/pray for a faulty oil sending unit and get that checked out ASAP!
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Thank you so much, so i dont need an oil change par say, but just adding mayb a quart or 2 of syn oil? Also i recently read online that most cars newer than 2003 don't need oil changes every 3000 miles, some cars go around 10000. I was wondering if someone had the manual and would be able to inform me the recommended miles before changing oil. But the weird thing is it only comes on when im drivin on the highway and not city... Weird, but ill def check my oil level, thank you!
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You can see your manaul here on the Lexus owners website.
https://secure.drivers.lexus.com/lex...nual-search.do
For your year, it should be 5000 miles.
You can see your manaul here on the Lexus owners website.
https://secure.drivers.lexus.com/lex...nual-search.do
For your year, it should be 5000 miles.
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