Your car's dashboard symbols generally fall under one of two categories: specific indicators with a single clear meaning and broad warnings with multiple potential causes. Specific indicators like ...

Since the light comes on at low engine speeds and then shuts off, the oil pump is probably fine; if the pump were dying, you'd see low pressure at high engine speeds as well. The most likely ...

After two more weeks, the low-engine-oil-pressure light came on. I checked the oil level and it was good and the light went off. I drove home and now the engine needs to be replaced. Was the ...

Specific indicators like the low fuel warning, seat belt light ... timing of a V-style engine's valves. When your car is running low on oil, there wouldn't be enough oil pressure to create ...