THE OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN THERE ISNT ANY OIL PRESSURE SO MANY PEOPLE THINK IT COMES ON WHEN YOU HAVE NO OIL ALTHOUGH HAVING NO OIL ON THE DIP STICK MAY CAUSE A LIGHT USUALLY IT IS THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE DISTRIBUTOR ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE IT IS A REAL B***H TO SEE.
Because You Are Out Of Oil
dont hold me to this but my 1999 dodge ram 1500 oil light would come on when i had low oil along with the oil pressure guage would drop...but this is when the oil would be really low
Low oil Low oil pressure Failed oil sending unit.
Your oil level could be low and when you stop the oil goes to the front of the pan starving the oil pump.
No, it would cause the "low oil" light to come on.
low on oil
No see related questions below.
Check oil level install manual gauge to get accurate reading
a t oil light would be auto transmission oil if its getting hot could be slipping or just cloged or damaged oil cooler
Engine is low of oil, oil pump is failing, or oil pressure sending unit is defective.
The engine oil is overfilled.
not sure that it would say the light would indicate too much pressure, but usually the light will come on when there is not enough pressure (too little oil). inversely, the light may come on if there is too much oil.