It could also be the oil sensor is bad or leaking. This happened in my 1996 Chevy Corsica. I thought it was the oil pump, but it turned out to be just the sensor that needed to be replaced.
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Rough idling and sometimes kills the motor. It could also trip the check engine light to come on.
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It could.It could.
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It could.
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Not likely.
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Running out of gas my certainly be a cause for the check engine light to come on. It could also be an assortment of other issues.
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It could.
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It could.
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Yes it could.
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Yes, it sure could.
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A defective or out of adjustment brake light switch.
Does a loose battery cable cause a check engine light to come on?
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