Q: Oil sensor in car is turning on and off 2014 Volkswagon Beetle

asked by on February 23, 2017

There is an oil temp sensor on my dash and it is sporadically turning on and off when i drive. is this normal, or is something loose?

My car has 30000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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