What does it mean when the oil light and couple days later a wrench came on dash

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Asked by pat May 06, 2022 at 11:23 PM about the 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier LS Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

What does it mean not sure if the problems are connected or
not first thing happened my oil light started coming on I could
rib engine up little bit that would go away then week or two
later wrench came on dash and next day my car wouldn't start
at store it acted like the first time I had problem starting it like
maybe battery dragging but started up forgot few minutes
later turned off and made like the same sound like didn't have
enough power start it and I got stranded

2 Answers

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So it turned over ( cranked ) slow ? Bad wiring or cheap starter , When wires get warm it creates more resistance , more resistance means more heat , the problem may be at the batt terminals or a voltage drop from a bad batt/starter cable . If your oil level is good then that car may have seen better days , If it made it this long you're lucky and I wouldn't put a bunch of money into it to fix it ..

2,920

Check the battery voltage , should be 12.5V, and check the oil level, you might just be low. Add till full.

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