>I took it to a local mechanic.  He said the his guages were reporting
>that the oil pressure was about 8, which was seriously low.  He felt
>that the oil pump was good.  He replaced the oil switch and felt that
>would solve the problem.

How many miles on your engine?  One of the causes of low oil presure is
wear in the engine.  The bearing surfaces that the oil lubricates get
bigger as they wear, and this results in lower oil pressures.  If your
engine has 150,000 miles on it (or thereabouts), low pressure could well
mean that it is wearing out.

The 2.1L engine has a nasty habit of throwing a rod (and in the process
converting a rebuildable core into scrap metal) as the lower end
bearings wear out.  You might do well to start thinking about getting
the engine rebuilt.

Doug
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