Oil pressure light is on
A red oil can light while driving means oil pressure has dropped. Pull over safely and switch the engine off at once, as an engine without oil pressure can be damaged quickly. Say whether it stayed on or flickered in corners and what the dipstick showed.
- Free for drivers
- No obligation
- The workshop sets the price
Services that help
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Engine repair
Engine repair ranges from gaskets and leaks to cylinder head or piston work.
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Oil change
An oil change normally includes a new oil filter, often the air and cabin filters as well.
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Diagnostics
Diagnostics starts with reading fault codes, but a code only points the way.
The workshop names the exact cause after looking at the car.
How it works
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Describe the fault
Plate, symptom and location. Takes a minute.
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Workshops reply
Workshops with free time offer a slot and a "from" price.
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Choose and drive in
You pick the offer that suits you. After the repair you leave a review.
Find a workshop in your city
Other symptoms
- Car will not start
- Check engine light is on
- Warning lights on the dashboard
- Engine overheats
- Oil leak
- Smoke from the exhaust
- Loss of power, limp mode
- DPF warning light is on
- Engine misfires, rough idle
- Engine stalls while driving
- High fuel consumption
- Service is due
- Hybrid or EV fault message
- Battery keeps going flat
- Brakes squeal
- Brakes feel weak, pedal sinks
- Steering wheel shakes when braking
- Car pulls to one side
- Knocking over bumps
- Heavy steering
- Air conditioning does not cool
- Heater does not warm up
- Coolant leak
- Loud exhaust
- Clutch slips
- Gears will not engage
- Automatic gearbox jerks
- Squeal from the engine bay
- Timing belt is due
- Inspection coming up
- Failed the inspection
- Flat or punctured tyre
- Seasonal tyre change
- A light does not work
- Headlights dazzle oncoming traffic
- Crack or chip in the windscreen
- Accident damage or dent
- Rust on the body or underbody
- Electrical fault: windows, locks, lights
Frequently asked questions
Can I keep driving?
No. Check the dipstick once the engine has cooled. If the level is low, top up. If the level is fine and the light stays on, do not restart the engine and arrange a tow.
What is the difference between red and amber oil warnings?
On many cars amber means low oil level and red means loss of pressure. The handbook gives the exact meaning, and if in doubt treat it as red.
How much does it cost?
The workshop sets the price. The offer shows the workshop's "from" price; the final price is clear once the car has been looked at. Remondikoda does not set or suggest prices.
Who chooses the workshop?
You do. You see offers with time, price and reviews and choose yourself. Remondikoda does not assign workshops.