Car shut down with oil light on. Oil stick indicates good on oil and does not smell burnt. Wont start??? help!

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Car shut down with oil light on. Oil stick indicates good on oil and does not smell burnt. Wont start??? help!

2007-11-15 10:52:11 · 3 answers · asked by Patrick G 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs

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put more gas in.

2007-11-15 10:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

The light indicates oil pressure not oil level. It could be that your oil pump quit pumping.Maybe the computer shut down the engine because it got a low oil pressure reading. Or it could be a short in the electrical system.

2007-11-15 19:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋

Oil pressure sending unit could be bad, happened on my wife's '97 Dakota w/3.9 V-6.

2007-11-15 20:27:32 · answer #3 · answered by Don't know everything ! 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋