Oil light briefly flashes when car starts

[eazyduzit509]

When i get in my car to start it i turn the key to eccesorie and all the lights come on (battery, check engine, oil, etc) then i turn the key to start the car and the oil light quickly flashes once or twice emmidiately after starting (unlike everything else which shuts off after starting). I have plenty of oil in it but i was just wondering why its doing this. Thanks guys. 91 Lx f22a1.

[Gotz Cb7]

Sign of the oil pump taking a dump?

[eazyduzit509]

not sure. Hope not. not sure how hard it is to put in a new oil pump...

[eazyduzit509]

I read it COULD be the oil sensor sending unit could be going bad. But im not sure.

[turbo90accord]

the oil sensor is basically an on off switch. id say more likely the wiring. check the single wire that goes to it. happened to me once and when the engine would shake the wire was grounding out and making it flash.

[eazyduzit509]

I don't know where it is...

[turbo90accord]

on the back of the block

[eazyduzit509]

Ok, i'll go check out my manual to see exactly where it is. Is it a bitch to get to?

[bcjammerx]

find your oil filter...it is directly above it

sounds like normal operation to me though

[eazyduzit509]

find your oil filter...it is directly above it

sounds like normal operation to me though

It could be, ive just never noticed it before. When i start it its on for a brief second (as is the check engine, battery etc), then it shuts off real quick blips back on and stays off.. I do have an oil leak somewhere that ive had for atleast a year (ive owned it that long) but i don't know where. It uses about a quart a month or less depending on how far i drive. At first i thought it was just my dizzy oil seal, so i replaced that and it seemed like the oil didnt move for a good month, now its dripping down from around the dizzy again and getting all over my tranny (smell bad on the exhaust). But i think i have another leak somewhere else above my exhaust behind the engine...

[wed3k]

happens to me when i run a non-oem filter and when im below the full line on the oil dip stick.

which sucks because i have to change my oil filter tomorrow and i only have half a quart of oil left tocompensate.

[eazyduzit509]

happens to me when i run a non-oem filter and when im below the full line on the oil dip stick.

which sucks because i have to change my oil filter tomorrow and i only have half a quart of oil left tocompensate.

Well, i'll try adding oil so its right at or a hair above the full. As for oem filters, im not even sure what i use, but its not oem.

[tapanass]

I would try the looking at the oil pressure sending unit before doing anything.

[Flatline]

I have similar problem. Mine doesn't come back on though. just stays on for a second after a "cool" start. but not when i just shut it off.

[keldore]

I wouldnt worry about it if the light stays off once it goes off, and you dont hear any strange clickclackclunktaptickknock etc.