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Mitsubishi 380 Australia. Oil light.

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#1 ·
The oil light is coming on in the wife's 380. Plenty of oil in it. Just a bad sensor? Watch the oil levels and don't worry? Or what?
 
#3 ·
If it's the oil pressure lamp, then that is different to the oil level (although both are mostly related - level below the min = higher temps = lower pressure). With a sufficient oil level, the car could still have pressure issues, such as a malfunctioning pump, although oil pumps should outlast the engine.

I had the low oil pressure lamp not too long ago. Turns out it was simply the sensor, but the sensor had failed in a way to cause an oil leak, potentially a catastrophic leak had I kept driving much more. A sensor is cheap, it's worth booking it in.