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APC is automatic performance control. The car will reduce boost and can retard timing when it senses knocking. That way, bad gas won't destroy the engine.
The oil light comes on when the oil pressure is drastically low. It has nothing to do with oil level other than running out of oil means that there's no oil pressure. This could be a defective pressure sensor or it could mean that your oil pressure is too low to protect the engine.
The only way to know for sure is to install an after-market oil pressure gauge. Otherwise, changing the pressure sensor may help clear things up. The sensor is on the side of the engine that faces the firewall, partially under the oil filler tube.
If the oil light is on because the pressure is low, that means that there is almost NO oil pressure. Driving in that condition is sure to destroy the engine in short order.
John
APC is automatic performance control. The car will reduce boost and can retard timing when it senses knocking. That way, bad gas won't destroy the engine.
The oil light comes on when the oil pressure is drastically low. It has nothing to do with oil level other than running out of oil means that there's no oil pressure. This could be a defective pressure sensor or it could mean that your oil pressure is too low to protect the engine.
The only way to know for sure is to install an after-market oil pressure gauge. Otherwise, changing the pressure sensor may help clear things up. The sensor is on the side of the engine that faces the firewall, partially under the oil filler tube.
If the oil light is on because the pressure is low, that means that there is almost NO oil pressure. Driving in that condition is sure to destroy the engine in short order.
John
