96gts oil lite problem/please help

speedshftr

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i was riding in the gts and the oil light came on.i took to the shop and changed the oil.the car was reading full at 6 quarts .i drove the car home about 2 miles into the trip the oil light came on.with my last oil change it took 8 quarts.i stopped and put a half a quart in.then the light came on again. what gives ?any thoughts
 

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Yikes........! Now THAT'S an oil starvation problem!

Your car takes 8.2 gts.....a bit more if you get the cooler to drain. After you filled 8 qtes, is the light out?

Remember: On the dipstick, ADD is 2 Qts away from FULL !
 
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filled with 8 quarts and found the fuel switch on block was leaking and was caked with oil.im going to put a new switch on monday and see if this is the case.
 

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