Q: Oil light

asked by on April 01, 2016

Hi, I had replaced my engine with a used one and the oil light was on I got the oil switch sensor changed n it came right back on that was on Monday but for the last two days it hasn't been on do I drive a longer distance to c if it comes back on or just replace the engine

My car has 103 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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