Q: I added one litre of engine oil last week the light went off through out the week. It just started yesterday again completing a we

asked by on January 10, 2017

My car is Toyota Camry of 2009 model. Just last week I observed it was writing low engine oil pressure. I parked to add one litre of engine oil having waited for one hour. The inscription stop showing g on my dashboard. Just yesterday again, it started writing low engine oil pressure on the dash board. Please, kindly furnish me of likely possibility. Though, I use the car for transportation business under UBER. The mileage is 3302.5 Thanks

My car has 3302 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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