1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 108

Features & Controls Oil Pressure Indicator (3.1L V6 ENGINE) Oil Pressure Gage (3800 V6 ENGINE) 106 Your vehicle is equipped with anoil pressure indicator rather thanan oil pressure gage. Your oil pressure indicator letsyou know when you may have a problem with your engine oil pressure. When the engine is running, readings within the white graduation band indicate the normal operating range. the Readings in or below red area indicate that the engine's level may oil be dangerously low,or there may be another problem causing low oil pressure. Driving your vehicle with low oil pressure can cause extensive engine damage. Have your vehicle serviced immediately. n d t keep driving if theoil islow. If you do, your engine can become hot that so it catches fire. You or others could be burned. Check youroil as soon I as possible and have your vehicle serviced. - r-ssure I Damage to your engine from neglected oil problems can be costly and is not covered by your Your oil pressure gage shows the oil pressure in psi (pounds per square inch) when the engineis running. Canadian vehicles indicate pressurein kPa (kilopascals). Ol pressure may vary i with engine speed, outside temperature and oil viscosity. In fact, while the engine is warming up, the pressure oil will be higher than at normal the operating temperature. Readings above the red warning zone indicate the normal operating range. If the gage readsin the red warning zone, your engine'soil level may be dangerously low or there may be another problem causing low oil pressure.