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Check Engine light Only when car is stopped?

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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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1994 SSEi.....The check engine light seems to only come on when i am stopped but as soon as i start to accelerate it goes off. Someone please let me know what the problem is
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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next time it happens look at your oil pressure gauge and see where it'* at
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alright i will check that if it comes on again
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when i am not moving in my car they oil pressure gauge goes down all the way to the red area and that is when the check gages light comes on. As soon as i accelerate the light goes off and the gauge goes up. I checked the oil and it seems fine
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Originally Posted by p_rae7504
when i am not moving in my car they oil pressure gauge goes down all the way to the red area

May be time for a rebuild or replacement motor.
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i checked it out and the oil pressure is running fine. I think it may just be a bad sensor.
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