Oil Light Flicker - 98 Disco

[peter]

I have a 98 Disco with 103K miles on it. Just today I notice that the Oil light was flickering on. I needed to get an oil change so I pulled into a Jiffy Lube and in 10 minutes new oil and ready to go.
But then as soon I was down the road the light started flickering again. Drove home and have not started since. Should I drive it to work on Monday? I have noticed some oil under the engine but nothing on the ground and never really had an oil leak in the past. Anyone please advise - All Disco suppliers / techs are closed today.

 

[tommy33]

Have you ever cleaned the screen on the oil intake line that is in the sump? You have to drop the oil pan to do it. I had the same thing happen. So much gunk accumulates in the sump that it clogs the screen and intake and not enough oil can get to the engine. Once I dropped the pan and cleaned out the sludge the problem disappeared.

 

[NHESS81]

What is your temperature reading? If it is hot too, then you might want to back off of driving it...if not, you might have a loose wire somewhere, therefore the flickering on and off...for a week or two, my dash kept saying my parking brake was on, but it wasnt, and it worked itself out and stopped coming on during driving....lucas electronics...

 

[joey]

I agree with Tommy on this... pull the oil pan and clean things up... your Rover will Thank you.