My oil pressure warning light comes on and stays on for a few seconds when I start the car. (the one that is shaped like an oil can. ) The word message would come on when I shut the car off. It is not low on oil. I thought it must be the sensor and that replaced. The word message hasn't been coming on when I shut the car off but the oil can light still seems to be there too long in the beginning and I think the word message is still there sometimes in the beginning. The oil can light is pretty consistent and the word message is intermittent.

When this problem first started a few months ago and I was trying to decide which set of lines the oil was supposed to be between, I very slightly overfilled it. That made the light go away. I had the oil changed the next week (please don't flame me that I didn't do it myself) and the problem came back.

I think I remember reading about a certain amount of oil is supposed to stay in the oil pump when you turn the engine off and if doesn't you get this oil pressure warning pattern. I also think I remember that it is a problem with the mounts and is expensive to fix.

Can anyone enlighten me? I know I am always telling people to do a search but do you have any idea how many threads come up in response to this search

I talked to my indy briefly when scheduling to take it in. He said yeah, his car was doing it do. Doesn't most of the engine wear happen in the first couple seconds it is running? Or did I dream that? Is this no big deal or should I be concerned?