About a month and a half ago my check oil light went on...it was in the normal range so i just added about half a quart and it went a way...today it also came on checked oil after cool down and it was full..added 1/2 a quart and went away..is it a bad oil level sensor.. any ideas. Thanks a lot

 

Dunno what year your car is, but this is a TSB from Ford concerning the 4.6L engine regarding the oil light and level okay symptom.
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Low Oil Indicator Lamp - Illuminated/Oil Level OK
Article No.
97-24-15

11/24/97
^ LAMP - LOW OIL INDICATOR LAMP
ILLUMINATION - 4.6L VEHICLES

^ OIL - LOW OIL INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATION -
4.6L VEHICLES

FORD:
1996 MUSTANG

ISSUE:
The low oil level indicator lamp may illuminate when the oil level is in the acceptable range on the oil level indicator on some vehicles. This may be caused by the driver parking the vehicle on a downhill slope to the right.

ACTION:
In some situations, all that may be required is to advise the customer that parking on a slope may activate the low oil indicator lamp. In a unique situation when customer encounters uneven terrain on a regular basis, install a revised oil level indicator and adjust the engine fill capacity. Refer to the following Service Procedure for details.

SERVICE PROCEDURE
1. Remove and discard the existing oil level indicator.

2. Install the revised Oil Level Indicator (F6ZZ-6750-CA).

3. Clean the front driver's side valve cover and apply the unique oil fill quantity label included in the kit.

4. Apply a second oil fill label (included in the kit) to the inside front cover of the customer's Owner Guide.

5. Add the appropriate amount of engine oil to bring the engine oil level up to the MAX mark on the new oil level indicator. This will usually require an additional 0.5 L (1/2 quart).

PART NUMBER PART NAME

F6ZZ-6750-CA Oil Level Indicator

OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: NONE

WARRANTY STATUS: Eligible Under The Provisions Of Bumper To Bumper Warranty Coverage

OPERATION DESCRIPTION TIME

972415A Replace Oil Level Indicator 0.3 Hr.
And Install Labels As
Outlined

DEALER CODING

CONDITION
BASIC PART NO. CODE
6675 07

OASIS CODES: 203000, 203200, 206000, 401000, 499000

 

DAMN GOOD JOB MAN!

Now thats an explanation!I like tech answers like this good job man.

 

its a 92 lx 5.0...thats sum good stuff though man

 

Yeah I guess your handle should have given that away....<grin>

Sorry about that, it just popped in my mind as I was just reading over this stuff this past month.

 

Is your engine actually low or are you just adding it to get rid of that light? If it's low, you're burnin some oil. If not......be careful man......be careful.......

 

I dont think it really is low...it just shuts the light off

 

sure your dip stick is right....my 89 the dipstick was wrong on the fluid level first time I had ever seen it..