Will the warning light come on if there is an engine oil leak?

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McWilliam
07/29/25 10:26pm
The oil pan and other parts of the car leak engine oil, the dashboard fault light will come on, because oil leakage will cause the lack of engine oil in the body and the reduction of oil pressure, so the fault light will alarm. Any car has an oil pressure warning light. When the oil decreases and the oil pump cannot pump oil, the oil pipeline pressure drops, the warning light will light up, and there will be an alarm sound at the same time. The following is a related introduction to car engine oil: 1. Engine oil leakage will lead to the reduction of engine oil in the engine, resulting in insufficient lubrication, accelerating the internal wear of the engine, reducing the service life of the engine, and in severe cases, it may cause serious damage to the engine and burn out the engine. 2. Too little engine oil can easily cause bearing burning, cylinder pulling, and in severe cases, it may lead to crankshaft breaking and cylinder block damage. 3. Too much engine oil will affect the power of the car, and too much engine oil is also easy to cause oil stringing and oil burning. Therefore, the engine oil should be added according to the standard that meets the model.
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