Oil light coming on after changing oil pan gasket

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

I have never seen my oil light come on until today after getting my oil pan gasket changed..

once i drove out of the shop with everything all set, i drove for about 15 minutes, got on the highway and as soon as im getting of the highway my oil light starts blinkin...

i had put it on neutral taking the exit and the light jus kept blinking, as i was getting off the exit and coming to a stop at the light, the rpm started to drop more n more till it shut off...

i quickly turned it back on and it turned on fine, but it would continue to shut off if i didnt accelarate it while im at a complete stop...

I parked the car for a couple hours and then turned back on and the oil light did not turn on, but then after driving again for like 5 minutes, it started to blink again really quick, but then the more i drove it then the blinking started to blink on and off every second at a constant rate

this all happened after i got the old pan gasket changed...What could it be?

[kouzie]

so a shop did the work for you why not take it back..

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

yea i talked to him and he told me to bring it back tomorrow, but i just wanted to get some feedback, thanks

[MyDianaZ06]

maybe they disconnected a sensor or something...

[noobcake]

oil light comes on when you lose oil pressure. or you run out of oil.

check if it all leaked out when you drove it.

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

didnt leak, i checked it plus i put 4 quarts then i checked it agian after the oil light came on and it was still perfect level

[MyDianaZ06]

yeah thats true...let your car sit for a while and just back it up a lil and see if you see any oil on the floor/ground...if so thats your problem...maybe they didnt tighten up the bolts or something (scary though)

[EGHseries]

check the oil and lets hope they did not clog up you oil pick up and starve the motor of oil lets hope but since a shop did it, it would be there fault just check the oil level before driving it again

[noobcake]

so the shop filled it?
then you put 4 quarts in?

or what. please re phrase that.
me no understand engrish.

[HybridKyle]

didnt leak, i checked it plus i put 4 quarts then i checked it agian after the oil light came on and it was still perfect level

If it needed 4 quarts of oil you are loosing ALLOT somewhere, take it back ASAP!

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

yea i added 4 quarts after my old oil was drained

[noobcake]

yea i added 4 quarts after my old oil was drained

why wouldnt the shop do that

please include a very detailed story of the entire situation in your next reply.

[DrSzSoLDIeR]

he added/ i added, doesnt matter, just no the 4 quarts were added after the my old oil was drained jus like gettin a regular oil change

[BLUBB2]

Possibly your oil pressure sending unit was tampered with during the install. IDK, just a thought.

[cloudasc]

The oil pressure sending unit shouldn't be touched during a oil pan gasket install, its high up on the block, right under the intake manifold. If your oil is up to level, I would have the shop check your oil pressure, and/or test with another sender unit.

I have oil temp & oil pressure gauge, along with a voltage gauge, and a secondary coolant gauge (with numbers), to aide in possible future diagnosing of problems. I've also noted with my car that the oil light will flash when you are down 1.5 - 2 quarts, which is below what your dipstick will show. Lets hope its something simple as a loose connection or a sender unit gone bad, otherwise its the oil pump.