Need some help.

[decatur racer]

Ok so Im kinda new to the mustang scene but not to working on cars I bought a 96 GT all original. I just did my first oil change with it not sure what oil the last owner had or oil filter. Well I replaced them with a wix oil filter and royal purple 5w30 I added 5qts what the chilton called for and i noticed its wasnt reading on the dipstick and the low oil light was on so I add a 6th qt and the light went out. Well I drove the car tonight and I parked it on a slight forward incline and when I came out to start the car and leave the oil light was on again. Ive read that if you park it on a slight forward incline the low oil light will come on but before I changed the oil Ive parked the car on this hill many times before and never had this problem. So my question is why after I changed the oil and filter the oil light is now coming on. The oil presure gauge is reading in the same spot as before between the M and the A on normal.

Also the car doesnt not leak a drop of oil at all.

Thanks,
Dustin

 

[jfor441]

That happens with 96's. Mine does the same thing.

 

[red95r]

its normal. I park my 96 on my steep driveway and sometimes the light comes on and sometimes not.

 

[BLCKSTNG96]

It's normal and for future ref. The car DOES take 6qts.there was a sticker put in the manuals to revise them.

 

[decatur racer]

Alright thanks for the info guys I was just curious about it becauce it never did it before the oil change. Im very good about keep the maintance on my car so I may pull the dumby light out.

Thanks,
Dusitn

 

[MustangChris]

the staging lanes at my race track are inclined. its cool because you can watch the races while you wait, and it sucks because my low oil light comes on...


anyways, you're fine. check it periodically.