oil light ?

my oil light glows dim and then comes on every once in a while at stop signs
..as soon as i drive away it goes out and stays out. any ideas? and yes it's
full of oil.

 

When was the last time you changed the oil. old oil gets thin and if
the car has high miles or a week oil pump this could cause the light to
come on at low rpm. If the oil has been changed you could need a new
pump

 

If the sending unit is leaking oil it will short out the wire and cause the
lite to turn on, assuming that the oil level is ok and clean, replace the
switch, clean out the connector really good and that means to disassembled
it when doing it.
Also the next time you post something, give the year make and model

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

 

Suggest that you screw a manual oil pressure gauge into the block in place
of the electrical pressure sensor and actually see what oil pressure you are
getting at idle and as you increase RPMs. Sounds like it could be a weak
oil pump or a dirty oil pickup that is reducing pressure. Without knowing
your year, make, model, engine, and the mileage, you probably will not get
much more useful information here.

Bob

 

Vehicle make, model, year, engine, mileage, grade of oil you use?

The light isnt' to tell you whether your crankcase is full or not. It's to
indicate oil *pressure*.