Engine coolant temp running 220 degree F
Using 5W-30 oil in summer, my Catera's low oil pressure warning and light will come on when the engine is hot. But with 10W-40 oil this condition will not occur. Oil pressure gauge may indicate low pressure, but not enough to trigger the warning or the light.
depends on what the light is for? engine light? amber means its not serious but i would get it seen to straight away. the stop light means its serious
The oil light is a red warning light that is telling you that the engine oil pressure is low or non-existent and to stop. Severe engine damage will occur if you continue to drive the vehicle. I would suspect you have already done serious damage to this engine. It is not accelerating very well because it is dying from a lack of lubrication. Remember RED means STOP.
It sounds like the crank position sensor has failed.
You need to find out what the check engine light came on for. Have the computer scanned for codes. When certain errors occur that could damage the engine, sometimes the computer will just shut down the engine to prevent damage. That may be what happened to you.
There are several warning lights on the dashboard. A red light on the dashboard may mean that there is a problem. Stop the car, switch off the engine and restart again.
Low oil pressure = Oil pressure has dropped, STOP Check engine = Problem with the emission's system. Temperture = Engine overheating, STOP Maintence required = Some sort of maintence is due, normally Oil/Filter change.
my 1993 crown vic shut off with out warning while at stop light only once in a while
Sounds like the torque converter is in lock up mode. Can't help with fix without more info.
The stop engine light might not come on on your N14 Cummins when the switch is off.
never mind, i fixed it. it was just a bad hazard switch.
The stop warning light can mean your car is over heating even tho your temp gage is siting at normal or there's a leak at the water pump. This happened to me and took £5 for a seal