2001 Corolla with 7A-FE engine. 95,000 km (60k miles)

Takes long 30 seconds when engine is completely cold!

No noises, no oil consumption, no smoke, everything smooth and working
as it should. My old VW turned the oil light off in less than 10
seconds and it had a tired engine, clattering and smoking.

Is this normal for these cars?

Thanks

-- Tiago

"Tiago Rocha" <diariodastrilhas@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 2001 Corolla with 7A-FE engine. 95,000 km (60k miles)
>
> Takes long 30 seconds when engine is completely cold!
>
> No noises, no oil consumption, no smoke, everything smooth and working
> as it should. My old VW turned the oil light off in less than 10
> seconds and it had a tired engine, clattering and smoking.
>
> Is this normal for these cars?
>
> Thanks
>
> -- Tiago


I'm gonna guess just to see if I win anything when Ray O comes along with
the right answer: Tired oil pressure sender.

On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 12:33:18 -0500, "JoeSpareBedroom"
<newstrash@frontiernet.net> wrote:

>"Tiago Rocha" <diariodastrilhas@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:73919f02-d3a0-4bb8-845e-fce9a663a40e@n33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
>> 2001 Corolla with 7A-FE engine. 95,000 km (60k miles)
>>
>> Takes long 30 seconds when engine is completely cold!
>>
>> No noises, no oil consumption, no smoke, everything smooth and working
>> as it should. My old VW turned the oil light off in less than 10
>> seconds and it had a tired engine, clattering and smoking.
>>
>> Is this normal for these cars?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -- Tiago
>
>
>I'm gonna guess just to see if I win anything when Ray O comes along with
>the right answer: Tired oil pressure sender.
>

Original poster....

Please take the advice of Joey with a grain of salt.

The only thing he said that....is true...is to wait for Ray O to
chime in.

--

Scott in Florida

When engine is warm, the oil light goes off as soon as the engine
start. It is when cold that it takes "for ever". As I and neither one
of my family and friends never had a toyota, I wonder if this is
normal.

I don't push the throttle to speed up the oil light turning off. It
works if I do so, but I think that, if the light is lit, I may cause
premature wear on the engine head area and wear is the last thing I
want...

-- T

Tiago Rocha wrote:

>2001 Corolla with 7A-FE engine. 95,000 km (60k miles)
>
>Takes long 30 seconds when engine is completely cold!
>
>No noises, no oil consumption, no smoke, everything smooth and working
>as it should. My old VW turned the oil light off in less than 10
>seconds and it had a tired engine, clattering and smoking.
>
>Is this normal for these cars?
>
>Thanks
>
>-- Tiago

Did you check the oil level?

"Tiago Rocha" <diariodastrilhas@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:73919f02-d3a0-4bb8-845e-fce9a663a40e@n33g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
> 2001 Corolla with 7A-FE engine. 95,000 km (60k miles)
>
> Takes long 30 seconds when engine is completely cold!
>
> No noises, no oil consumption, no smoke, everything smooth and working
> as it should. My old VW turned the oil light off in less than 10
> seconds and it had a tired engine, clattering and smoking.
>
> Is this normal for these cars?
>
> Thanks
>
> -- Tiago

1. How cold is cold? (i.e. outside ambient air temp)

2. What grade oil are you using (i.e. 10W30, 5W30, etc)

10W30 will take longer to 'flow' into the engine in subzero temps. I'm not
sure that it should take 30 seconds.

We're supposed to hit single digits here in the Chicago area tonight.

Sir Charles the Cold Curmudgeon

<helpdesk@teconsuape.com> wrote in message
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> When engine is warm, the oil light goes off as soon as the engine
> start. It is when cold that it takes "for ever". As I and neither
> one
> of my family and friends never had a toyota, I wonder if this is
> normal.
>
> I don't push the throttle to speed up the oil light turning off. It
> works if I do so, but I think that, if the light is lit, I may cause
> premature wear on the engine head area and wear is the last thing I
> want...
>
> -- T

Make sure you are using the correct viscosity oil (probably 5W30).
Make sure you have a decent quality oil filter (I'd use a Toyota OE
filter myself).

Ed

On Dec 4, 3:21*pm, "CharlesTheCurmudgeon" <n5...@comcast.net> wrote:

>
> 1. *How cold is cold? (i.e. outside ambient air temp)

Normal day temperature is above 25C+, that's upper 70s F/ lower 80s F
and it never get any cooler than 20C, except maybe during a heavy
storm late at night. I'm in northeastern Brazil, 8 degrees below
equator.

> 2. *What grade oil are you using (i.e. 10W30, 5W30, etc)

Shell Helix 15w50 API SL

>
> 10W30 will take longer to 'flow' into the engine in subzero temps. *I'mnot
> sure that it should take 30 seconds.

It takes 3 times more than the air bag light, it is too much, much
longer than any car I've seen. It's unnerving. I always thing my
engine will blow any minute, but unlike my previous car, that made a
horrible clattering noise while the light was on, the Corolla doesn't
make any weird noise. Perhaps not exactly 30s, I will clock the exact
time and report back.

Is it possible that I have issues with the oil pump?


Thanks!

-- T

On Dec 4, 3:17*pm, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolfer...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Did you check the oil level?

yep, every weekend I check oil, power steering fluid, coolant, brake
fluid, clutch fluid, tire pressure... It is an old habit, I can't
sleep well if I don't check this :-)

thanks!

-- Tiago

"Tiago Rocha" <diariodastrilhas@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 4, 3:21 pm, "CharlesTheCurmudgeon" <n5...@comcast.net> wrote:

>
> 1. How cold is cold? (i.e. outside ambient air temp)

Normal day temperature is above 25C+, that's upper 70s F/ lower 80s F
and it never get any cooler than 20C, except maybe during a heavy
storm late at night. I'm in northeastern Brazil, 8 degrees below
equator.

> 2. What grade oil are you using (i.e. 10W30, 5W30, etc)

Shell Helix 15w50 API SL

>
> 10W30 will take longer to 'flow' into the engine in subzero temps. I'm not
> sure that it should take 30 seconds.

It takes 3 times more than the air bag light, it is too much, much
longer than any car I've seen. It's unnerving. I always thing my
engine will blow any minute, but unlike my previous car, that made a
horrible clattering noise while the light was on, the Corolla doesn't
make any weird noise. Perhaps not exactly 30s, I will clock the exact
time and report back.

Is it possible that I have issues with the oil pump?

==========

Anything is possible. Once you get the necessary information from this
discussion, what will be your next step? Try and fix it yourself? Or take it
to a mechanic?