Although I av not serviced my car in a while in approximately 3 months with a distance of about 4000 miles on my odometer I noticed dis afternoon dat d oil pump light was blinking. I immediately serviced d car today but d oil pump light has refused to go away. Am at a loss about wat dis cud mean. Its a toyota camry 99 model v6.

I am not an expert but similar case happened to my car around May this year and before I could say Jack Robinson the engine packed up. I had to buy another engine.
First let your mechanic check the oil pump if it is still functioning properly.
He should also check if it has not affected the engine.
PLEASE DONT DRIVE IT AROUND UNTILL YOU HAVE FIXED IT OR ELSE......... PREPARE TO BUY ANOTHER ENGINE.

Am confused just called my mechanic and he said he has to change/check the oilpump and service the oil stump. I told him to come and c the car himself. I managed to drive it to the office n observed that when i start it initially, the oil pump light goes off and comes back after a while like 3 minutes and the car has refused to fire n drive beyond 80 km/hr.

and when i fire it i hear some rattling noise and my mechanic has told me not to fire it again. he is coming to pick it dis monin though.

Sounds like the insufficient oil pressure has already affected the connecting rod / main bearings. That's the rattling sound you are hearing when accelerating. DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE!

As he said, let him drop the oil pan and check the oil pump strainer, most likely it will be partially blocked with sludge/contaminants. This is caused by the string of molecules being broken down in the oil if it remains in the engine for too long due to irregular oil change intervals. The thickened oil cannot be pumped through the engine oil passages, vital components etc. This increases the work load on the oil pump and weakens it gradually until pressure reduces to a point when the oil light circuit is triggered; hence the oil light on the instrument cluster.

Also using the correct oil grade specified by the manufacturer is crucial for engine longevity and efficiency.

Good luck!

Tanks to u all. av been using mobil xhp but d mechanic said we av to use ap super v now n he said he wud need to change d metals, clear d sludge n put new engine oil n oil filter ope dis works.

I feel so ashamed of myself. Ow cud I leave d car for so long without servicing. I need to b flogged imagine for over 3 months. Now av spent over 10k just now wen I cud av used less dan 10k to prevent dis. I repent from today.

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