Low oil pressure warning light.

2001 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS
70,000 MILES
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BEXPET
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My low oil pressure warning light came on and I took the car to the dealer for a look see. He told me that the oil pump/filter were ok but that he had to put 5 Qts of oil into the engine to top it off.
Being down 5 qts out of 8 makes me nervous and I feel as though that's unusual. I'm within the oil change mileage range still, there's no oil puddles underneath the engine, and I haven't noticed any smoke when the car is running.
What's happening?

Peter
Jun 16, 2012 at 11:29 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Have the oil pressure checked-could be just the oil pressure sending unit is defective or its clogged-up somewhere
Jun 16, 2012 at 11:33 PM
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BEXPET
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I did.
Jun 17, 2012 at 10:41 PM
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RASMATAZ
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What was the oil pressure reading?
Jun 18, 2012 at 12:32 AM