1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 122

Are you low on fuel? Engine Oil Pressure 1,ig.ht If you have a problem with your oil, this light maystay on after you start your engine, or come on when you are driving. As your engme starts to run of fuel, your engine out may not run as' efficiently as designed since small- amounts of air are sucked the fuel line causing a misfire. The into system can detect this. Adding fuel should correct this condition. Make sure to install the fuel properly. It cap will take a few driving ,trips the lightoff. to turn Have you recently changed brands of fuel? If so, be sure to your vehicle with quality fuel (see fuel "Fuel" in the Index). Poor quality will cause your fuel engine not to run as efficientlydesigned.You may as notice this as stalling after start-up, stalling when you put the vehicle into gear, misfiring, hesitation on acceleration orstumbling on acceleration. (These ' conditions may go away once the engine is warmed up.) This will be detected the system and cause the light by to Imn on. If you experiencethis condition, change the fuel brand you use. It will require at least one tank of the full off. proper fuelto turn the light If none of the above steps have made the light off, turn have your dealer qualified service center check or the vehicle. Your dealer has proper test equipment. the and diagnostic tools to any mechanicalor electrical fix problems that may have developed. This may indicate thatoil is not going through your engine quickly enough to keep cool.the engine could it be low on oil, could have some other problem. or oil If you are driving, carefully pull overa safe location to and stop to check the oil level. "Checking Engine See O l in the Index. i" If the engine oil is low, add oil as required. See "Adding Engine Oil" in the Index. 3 71