I bought a 2002 dodge intrepid and everytime i hit the breaks or i am at a stop light the oil light comes on?

but when i start to drive again the light turns off what does this mean?I bought a 2002 dodge intrepid and everytime i hit the breaks or i am at a stop light the oil light comes on?
First check your oil make sure it's full then if it is go to your service station that you trust there opinon get you oil sensor replaced at the same time service you vehicle


Good Luck also may just be a loose wireI bought a 2002 dodge intrepid and everytime i hit the breaks or i am at a stop light the oil light comes on?
Low on oil
Since this only occurs when brake pedal depressed and assuming no oil pressure or low on oil problem I would look under dash with pedal depressed and see if pedal shaft is contacting wire harness and has rubbed a bare area causing short. Also if a element in tail/stop lights breaks and falls across the other element it can cause other lights and instruments to go crazy when brake applied. If you do not find problem in one of these areas take in and have checked so as not to have serious problem later.


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Sounds like the oil pump is not working good. You said you checked the oil and it was full. probably the oil pump. It might be ,you need to chang the oil and oil filter, that might be it. That would make the oil pump slow on picking up the oil. if the oil is dirty and the filter is pluged up.
could be a bad oil sending unit or you could have the oil pump screen getting plugged up in the oil pan, take it to a mechanic and have the problem looked at as it's nothing to mess with unless you want to replace the engine.
sounds like oil pump is going, it doesn't sound like it's keeping a prime, this happens when the seal in the oil pump is seeping back into the oil pan, you will have good oil pressure at speed, but little or none at idle.
Stop right now and check your oil. It is most likely dangerously low.


The light comes on when the pressure drops. Hitting the brakes may make what little oil is in the pan slosh away from the pickup tube. The stop light issue might be reflecting slower oil pumping while at idle.
when you back off the gas the engine - and the oil pump slow down and the oil pressure goes down. You should make sure the oil level is full to the top dipstick mark. A sensor will turn on the light at a certain pressure. you should take it to a reputable mechanic and have him check the pressure at which the light is coming on. it could be a bad sensor, or of more concern the oil pump or the engine bearings could be worn out. you also might try an oil change and put in a 10w40 or a 15w40 oil which will probably raise the pressure and maybe the light will not come on.