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Oil pressure warning light
The oil pressure light coming on at idle is not a big worry, so long as it goes out as soon as revs rise.. First step is to remove the oil pressure sender unit and screw in an oil pressure gauge. a mechanic can do this for you. This will tell you if the sender is faulty (common enough) or the oil pressure is low. A rule of thumb is to have about 10 psi per 1000 RPM in the normal rev range
If it is indeed low, possible causes are
- worn big end or main bearings (the car is old enough)
-faulty or weak over-pressure relief valve in oil pump
-worn or faulty oil pump
-blocked or sludged up oil passages
-blocked or sludged up oil pickup strainer mesh in sump
Some of these can be investigated by putting the car on a hoist and removing the sump
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My belts came off while driving, but were
Try to loosen the item that has the pulley that is out of alignment, and try to tighten the bolts while it is aligned. Spin each pulley to see if the shaft is bent on one of them.
Check that all bolts that originally came with the car are installed, correctly.
SRS light is flashing in Honda Accord 97
The SRS light means "airbag malfunction" take it to the dealer, only they, will be able to tell you which airbag is malfuntioning. Do not, I repeat do not attempt to fix this on your own airbags have tricky sensor and can cause a even worse problem.
10/22/2015 12:06:24 PM •
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