Car has given me it's first little 'burp' today. Twice while driving on the motorway what I can only assume is the oil warning light (oil can with waves underneath) illuminated for about 10 seconds then went out. I checked all fluid levels yesterday and they are all fine, could this be an oil pressure warning or a tell tale symptom of something else?

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I don't actually have a manual to decipher the intricacies of the lights as of yet

On my Mk1 GS300 the oil can with the "waves" under it is for low engine oil level. The oil can without the waves is the oil pressure.

Hope that helps

Possible sensor problem then you think?

Either that or the oil isn't getting back down to the bottom of the engine quickly enough. More likely the sensor if you have definately got enough oil in there. Worth checking the oil level again I guess, just because there was enough yesterday doesn't neccesarily mean there is enough today.

Very true, I'll check that now.

I checked the oil level again whilst stone cold and far from being none in there, there is too much! I know this is bad for obvious reasons, but does the car have the ability to let you know about this, hence the light?

Right I have found the problem! Headgasket is weeping oil on the right, repair time methinks