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I need a little help here...
Last Friday on the way home from work I stopped at the store to pick something up. By this time the car had been driven about 30 miles non-stop. When I started the car up after leaving the store the Oil Pressure warning light came on and would not go out. I drove home about a mile and parked before the impending monster snow that we got here in Maryland. Before it all hit I checked the level and I was a quart low, so I wasn't really concerned.
After finally digging out on Sunday, I moved the car and the light did not come on. what?
Yesterday, my wife and I went out to do some errands and to keep from going crazy after being stuck inside for three days. The whole trip probably was about 5 miles. On the first leg we stopped at I kept the engine running while my wife went in to do her errand. The light was still off. After awhile I shut it off because it was getting very hot inside. Once I started it up again the light came back on and would not go off.
I'm going to check the light again today and my guess will be that it will be off and stay off as long as I don't turn the car off.
So my question is what is going on? Is it my oil pump? or like in Art's one post just a seal that has broken down inside the sump? Also, is the car safe to drive or should I park it and fix it ASAP? Please any and all help/advice on this is needed and welcome as I currently have one of my three vehicles out of commission and really can't afford to have two out, especially if the second one dies a horrible death due to lack of oil to the engine.
Thanks to all and I look forward to your responses.
Matt Bensing
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