Car stalled and will not start?

Tiny
ARRICGREEN
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  • 1999 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
While driving the car, engine oil light came on and the car stalled. There is oil on the dipstick but the engine will not turn over. The battery was checked and is good.
Saturday, December 25th, 2010 AT 3:51 PM

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Tiny
ERNEST CLARK
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When a car stalls, the oil light will come on anyway. Did your oil light come on a while before the stall or while the stall was occurring. Engines are designed so if it loses oil pressure, the oil sending unit will cut off fuel supply, so the engine won't ruin itself.

But if the engine was stalling for other reasons, then the oil light will come on as the engine stalls because the key is still in the "run" position.

Thus, I'll need to know which occurred before answering your question.
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017 AT 11:48 AM

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