oil light comes on and beeps......

[scottycars]

Well this is only happened sometimes when i go around a long left hand corner :/ seems if i rev the engine it stops, only lasts a couple of seconds. i am thinking the oil pump may be on it way out ??

[cheys03]

Could be something as simple as the sensor is out of calibration/closing at the wrong pressure.
Have you got an oil pressure gauge? If not, it would be worth getting one or borrowing one if possible to help indentify if it's a genuine problem or a sensor issue.

[scotsjohn]

A common G problem; there's a baffled sump thread on here quite recently for that reason. Yoof's accumulator idea is probably the way to go. Either that or slow down on long left handers.

[hayesey]

lots of things it could be really:

- low oil level
- blocked or obstructed (dented sump?) oil pump pickup pipe
- incorrect grade of oil, 10w40 is best
- deteriorated oil that needs changing
- weak oil pump (needs replacing)
- faulty oil pressure sensor in the head (there's two of them)

The first thing to do is to get an oil pressure gauge hooked up and see what the actual situation is.  It's a good idea to permanently install one which is then there all the time as oil pressure problems can kill your engine and charger.

Then check to see if the pressure is really going too low (it shouldn't get less than 10psi at any time and ideally never less than 20psi but it depends on temperature etc...). 

If the pressure on the gauge seems OK then it points to a sensor fault, other wise, any of the other things I mentioned.

[scottycars]

ahh okk cheers guys.  were would you recommend on getting a oil pressure gauge from an wheres the best place to T it into ??

well i know for a starters the oil is good because i changed it less than 2,000 miles ago. also baffled sumps may be another option but its not like iam going flat out into corners soo ... :/ . 

so yer i will start from a oil pressure gauge first and go from there....