Oil light keeps coming on and off

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Bigtoast
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My tercel:: 1985 tercel 4wd all stock

Oil light keeps coming on and off

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The oil light keeps coming on and off and usually stays on at an idol. This just started recently but I have no idea why. Is this a sign of something goin out? Oil pump maybe?? Idk it still runs amd drives good its only got 113000 miles on it and I do everything to keep the car running tip top. I was just curious if anyone else has experienced this issue.
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dlb
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My tercel:: '87 sr5, '83 dlx parts car
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Re: Oil light keeps coming on and off

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Either your oil pressure is low, or the oil pressure sender is faulty. They are really cheap and easy to replace (located right by the oil filter) so I would replace it first and see if the light goes away. If it does, the sender was the problem. If it doesn't, I think you need to do a bottom end rebuild.
Bigtoast
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Re: Oil light keeps coming on and off

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Awesome man, I will do that I don't think it'll be a rebuild as it is in great shape but I will definitely swap out the sender. I'll let you know how it goes. Thank you so much
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