Have a issues with my oil light..

[Lilblk]

Just to start off im new to the camry family.I have a 2007 camry se. I just ran into my first issue with the car and was wondering if anyone else has had the simlilar issue or know a soulation to my problem.

Well the the promlem im having is when i make a sharpe turn or hit on the brakes hard my oil light flashes. Didnt know if this is a big problem or something small. the light flashes and goes rite bak off.

Thankx Lilblk..

[ahampton2k]

Have you checked the oil level? Not being rude, just asking.

[Lilblk]

Yea I checked the oil level and it's good. Sorry forgot to post that up top.

[Donald E. George]

If you haven't had the oil changed in accordance with the Toyota maintenance schedule or if you have used poor quality oil, you could have a sludge problem. Have someone wiggle the connector for the oil pressure sending unit and see if the light flashes. Regards

[workerant]

V6 or I4? The '07 V6 have a recall for oil line burst.

[Lilblk]

It's the 4cyl. I use mobli1 5w20 full syn and a mobil1 oil filter also

[Lauren]

I did that once too. A quick sharp turn and the light blinked. Just had my oil changed, ran home and checked it all. Oil was clean and full. It never happened again.

So I am assuming it was nothing, or a sensor being thrown off by crazy turn. I too, have an '07 4 cyl. If everything looks good and it never happens again, it's probably nothing to loose sleep over.

[workerant]

Originally Posted by Lauren

it's probably nothing to loose sleep over.

engine need oil.. I would definitely lose sleep over this.

When my V6 oil line burst, all the oil was gone and the light was still not turn ON.

[Lilblk]

Thankx for all the input and suggestions really appericate it...

[arabianobsession]

Originally Posted by workerant

engine need oil.. I would definitely lose sleep over this.

When my V6 oil line burst, all the oil was gone and the light was still not turn ON.

I wouldn't worry too much....cars are funny like this. If I hit the brakes hard in my husband's 2000 Maxima his ABS light pops on for about 2 seconds and then turns off. The ABS works fine and the brake fluid is good, no problems. Just one of those fun electrical glitches.

[workerant]

Originally Posted by arabianobsession

I wouldn't worry too much....cars are funny like this. If I hit the brakes hard in my husband's 2000 Maxima his ABS light pops on for about 2 seconds and then turns off. The ABS works fine and the brake fluid is good, no problems. Just one of those fun electrical glitches.

That suppose to happen. ABS = Anti-lock Break System. And I think the ABS blinks when it's doing it. It's no glitch.

But this oil light... even if it's a glitch it's still best to check it out.

[sam333]

Your are losing oil pressure during the hard braking and tight turns ( oil is sloshing away fron your oil pick up) and if it happens consistantly then you have a problem and need to look further .

What is the history of the car ? How many miles ?

Is the engine sludgy/ dirty inside ( open valve cover)?

Usual causes are, low oil, partialy blocked/cracked / loose oil pick up. If the engine was run low on oil before,

you could have excessive bearing clearances that only show up then. I would pull the oil pan and take a look. I would also check the oil pressure with a gauge.

[arabianobsession]

Originally Posted by workerant

That suppose to happen. ABS = Anti-lock Break System. And I think the ABS blinks when it's doing it. It's no glitch.

But this oil light... even if it's a glitch it's still best to check it out.

No, the braking isn't hard enough to activate the ABS and the light that comes on in the Maxima is the warning light telling you that the ABS has been disabled momentarily. Trust me, we've been over this with the techs at Nissan a time or two, and over on the Maxima forum it's apparently a "common" thing for the 2000's, as they're the first year of that body style.

[workerant]

^ really? I did test this on my mom's Maxima. Doing about 50mph and slam on the brake, the car slow right away and ABS turn on blinking for a few seconds and stop when the car come to almost complete stop.

[arabianobsession]

Yeah. I was talking a hard brake, not a SLAM on the brake where it locks up. Hard brake as in your typical harder brake on a city highway when someone cuts you off, not a slam on the brake as in you try to avoid hitting a deer or something.