why does the oil light come on when idle only give it a little gas and goes off

Asked by melonie Jan 24, 2010 at 05:18 PM about the 1986 Chevrolet Nova

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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i was going to say maybe your idle is a bit low creating low oil pressure, but your "Nova" is an '86 so its not a real Nova, could be any slew of problems.

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