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N Williamson wrote:[color=blue]
> In article <dfWdnbxQZoyIp5XZRVn-vA@comcast.com>,
> "Glenn Arsenault" <nhparrot@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
>
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>>There is a Low Engine Oil Pressure Warning Light, check your owner's
>>manual - section 1-6, page 175
>>
>>Looks like a little oil can
>>
>>
>>From the manual:
>>This light warns that the engine oil pressure is too low. If it flickers or
>>stays on while you are driving, pull off the road to a safe place and stop
>>the engine immediately. Call a Toyota dealer or qualified repair shop for
>>assistance.
>>The light may occasionally flicker when the engine is idling or it may come
>>on briefly after a hard stop. There is no cause for concern if it then goes
>>out when the engine is accelerated slightly.
>>The light may come on when the oil level is extremely low. It is not
>>designed to indicate low oil level, and the oil level must be checked using
>>the level dipstick.[/color]
>
>
> I had read the section you mention before and therein lies the
> confusion. There's a caveat about the light if the panel is like mine
> with Oil Pressure gauge - and it's referenced later in the same chapter
> (if memory serves).
>
> When the ignition is first turned on you get the barrage of lights etc.
> There is no Oil Light, nor is there a Low Fuel light, but I know in fact
> it has an operable Low Fuel light. That's what prompted me to ask the
> dealer maint tech. I was thinking. "Gee, maybe they dispensed with the
> Oil Pressure light test when the ignition is turned on." and I was told
> if there is a gauge, there is no light. If there were a light I would
> expect it to test when the ignition is turned on like they do on all
> other gauge equipped vehicles I've driven.
>
> Could be the tech was wrong and I do not have immediate access to the
> manual, but I'll re-look tomorrow.
>
> Nate[/color]

Nothing to do with the "missing" oil pressure light, but I remember the
first car my dad bought that had a light and no oil pressure gauge. He
installed a gauge! Being a pilot during WWII, he was very aware of what
was went on under the hood and would scan the gauges for any changes.
Kind of like the way we watch the temperature gauge when pulling a
trailer up a long hill.

Anyway, one day he took the oil light sensor to the airport and checked
it on a pressure tester; he found out the light came on when the oil
pressure got down to 2 psi. He said that it was about 10 psi too low "to
his way of thinking." He said the light only came on when it was too late.

Dad didn't coin the term "Idiot Light," but he always thought it was
appropriate.

BTW, Mom said he installed safety belts in their brand new '49 Buick,
she said she was so embarrassed, her friends asked her if she planed to
fly her car... :>))
--
Tom - Vista, CA