i have a 2000 grand caravan with the 3.8 and when i am slowing down to turn or stopped at a stop sign/stop light my oil light starts flashing. but when i push the gas the light goes off. i dont know what to do

 

Ck the ouil level first,If that is okay. Then you can either hook up pressure gauge and ck the oil pressure or just replace the oil pressure sending switch.

 

the oil level is good. i know a little about cars but wasnt sure if the oil pump was bad. are you talking about like a sunpro oil pressure guage? i will check into the oil pressure sending switch

 

is this the switch ur talking about? http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...searchText=oil


if so where is it located on the van?

 

The oil pressure switch can be found either next or above the oil filter.

 

and if the connector is all oilly inside, it should be replaced or very well cleaned.

 

Sounds like the engine RPM is low or lower than normal when the light flashes?

How many miles on the engine? How many miles on the oil and filter? What type and weight of oil is in the crankcase? Is it a name brand oil?

Hopefully it is an electrical issue (switch, etc.) and not a mechanical issue such as oil pump pressure relieve valve problem, oil pump problem or excessive oil passage clearance (bearings?) problem.

if the switch is good and a direct reading, known good mechanical gauge confirms low pressure at idle and less than desired at off idle speeds, a "cheap fix" would be put fresh oil and filter on and re-check. If new oil and filter doesn't help, you might think about a thicker weight/higher viscosity oil