Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - What Classifies As Low Oil Pressure? 2010 370z

JARblue · 12-04-2021, 08:21 AM

The oil pressure warning light is pretty much useless. It's literally just a fault code if the signal goes low enough (so yes the dash light should come on if the sensor fails). From what I can tell it comes on at about 5 psi - if it comes on you'll be lucky if you haven't damaged the engine.

12-04-2021, 08:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 44 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	The oil pressure warning light is pretty much useless. It's literally just a fault code if the signal goes low enough (so yes the dash light should come on if the sensor fails). From what I can tell it comes on at about 5 psi - if it comes on you'll be lucky if you haven't damaged the engine. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|