Oil pressure light acting funny

[LastSVXintheChi]

Ok so heres the dealio....i have a 92 LS with 135000 miles and I have been noticing that when the car is hot and I am sitting in park, ussually, the oil pressure light flickers on and off when the idle drops down to around 750-500 but when I step on the gas a little bit it goes away...it doesnt do it when its cold or when im sitting at a light....

What could be wrong? I thought it might be an electrical fluke cus my abs light comes on randomly but goes off when I turn the car off and back on...but I can make it go away when I give it gas....

Thanks in advance

[Green1995SVX]

Not to insult you, but have you checked the oil recently?

[LastSVXintheChi]

Originally Posted by Green1995SVX

Not to insult you, but have you checked the oil recently?

Yes I have checked the oil lol it was only slightly low nothing major

[1986nate]

Chances are, some things are getting tired. The SVX runs at crazy low oil pressures at idle. Can't remember how many psi, but it's around 10, possibly 8 even if my memory serves correct. It going off just off idle makes sense as the oil pump then turns faster and pumps more oil.

(I've had oil 3 quarts low in my silver and never had the light come on or an issue)
And before you get on me about checking my oil, my silver has piston slap(that way when I bought it after I fixed the exhaust leak ), I'm waiting for the engine to blow up, It has a clogged PCV and pisses oil out of every seal, I add oil when I need to and haven't changed the filter closing in on 3 years now. It still runs, and lives, has just as much power as any of my others and I still beat the piss out of it

[LastSVXintheChi]

That sound like code for you need a new oil pump lol

[dcarrb]

I'd replace the oil pressure sending unit.

dcb