gilloz
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I changed the oil in my daughter's 1999 Pontiac Grand AM SE, 2.4L 4-Cyl. about two days ago. We live in the High Desert of SoCal where the weather is starting to get hot. Her normal oil requirement is 5W-30. She has close to 150K miles on the car. I used, instead, 10W-30 oil. Replaced the oil drain plug and oil filter. I added 4 Qts. plus .4 Qts. for the filter. After 1 hour I looked at the dip stick and the oil was right on the Full mark. Yet, my daughter reports that if she makes sudden or quick stops, the add oil lamp illuminates and sounds off a Chime. What would cause this if the oil marker indicates Full? This lamp will not come ON if her stops are slow or normal. Any ideas?
I failed to add that this Oil Low lamp only momentarily blinks at these sudden stops. It goes OFF when stopped or when the car is in motion.
I failed to add that this Oil Low lamp only momentarily blinks at these sudden stops. It goes OFF when stopped or when the car is in motion.
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