Check Oil Light not working?

[slownis]

I've got a '92 3.0 XLT with 140,000 miles or so. About 50% of the time when I start it, the oil light comes on and stays lit. The other 50% of the time, it doesn't come on and stays off. The oil gauge is always just below the middle. What is the problem here?

 

[That Baker Guy]

in my experiences you are about a quart low, go check you oil after its sat about an hour and see what the dipstick says

 

[slownis]

sure enough....

Thanks for the help man!

 

[ForOffRoadDriving]

i have to check mine weekly because when i replaced the oil pan i had to get one without the hole for the sensor because the 6 other pans that i had ordered had passed dormans QC but didnt pass mine. the rear lip was distorted on all of them from the forming/ stamping process so i had to ditch my sensor and replace it with common sense.

 

[That Baker Guy]

ha yeah when my light first came on i was like wtf im forsure not burning oil..... sho nuff had burnt a quart, im a quart low every 1500miles... kinda sucks...
i kinda figured the same for you b/c yours is a year older than mine