I have a 94 Civic EX coupe. The other night I noticed that the Oil Light came on whenever I disengaged the clutch. Turns out that after the car was warm the light came on at just under 1000rpm. Sometimes it'll flicker and the rpm will boost back up, and other times it'll stay on until I get worried and give it gas. The car has around 130k miles on it and this is the first I've seen the Oil light come on. I just got the oil changed at Sears (yeah I know..I'm lazy ok?) three days ago. The CEL isn't coming on, just the Oil Light. I parked my car on flat and clean ground right when I got home. I let it sit for ~20 min and checked the level, it was slightly above the two markers on my dipstick. I checked the level again this morning before I started it and the level was the same. I moved the car and found no oil spots.

Any thoughts? I couldn't find the oil filter to check that it's as tight as it needs to be in my haste to find anything wrong. I looked from the topside and didnt see any visible leaks.

I'm thinking if I can't find anything again tonight I'm taking it back to Sears and telling them to check for f-ups.

Please, any constructed feedback is more than welcome. I really don't want to drive my car around w/ the oil light coming on if I dont give it gas at idle...

Oh..and hey. I'm new here in case you couldn't tell by my massive post count. Thanks for any feedback!

 

let it sit for a few hours and check the oil level again. The oil light only comes on when the oil pressure is extremely low.

 

I checked it 20 min after driving it home, and then I let it sit all night and checked it again before starting the engine. The oil level was the same as when it had just sat for 20 min.

Another thing I forgot to mention: After I got home, let the car sit for 20 min, and checked the level, I started it up again so I could give it some gas. I stopped around ~3krpm (highway rpm) and ran it there for about 5-10 seconds at a time in hopes that if it was a leak, it would accelerate the rate at which it would drip and cause a more visible spot. After doing this the engine idled down to around 5-600rpm and no Oil Light came on...strange since the motor should still be warm and before it was coming on at just under 1k rpm...it had only sat for 20 min and then I ran it again for a few min at a decent rpm.

I decided to overload the engine by turning on my lights and fans on full speed to see if I could get it to show the light again. It would flicker under load but then the engine would idle up to compensate right after and it dissapeared. Not sure if that'll help, but it's information.

 

is your battery light going on too?

 

Nope.

 

Bump...Please, anyone? I don't feel like fing my car up, and I'm assuming you guys know more than I do about the d16z6, becaue I know next to nothing. Thanks.