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Just an update, saturday I took the car out. When I got to the light in my neighborhood it started running rough. I shut it off and started it back up, ran fine. Went to the gas station and filled up and it was fine. Was decelerating down a slight hill and the oil light came on. Shut it off and coasted and pulled over. Started it up and it was fine all the way home. I have it up on ramps at my house. Started it up the next day, same clanking and oil light. Shut it off. Then later in the day, I pulled the ignition fuse and cranked it quite a bit. Put the fuse back in and it started up flawlessly. No odd noises and it seemed to run really really smooth.
As of right now my plan is to replace the oil pump and also drop the oil pan and reseal/ inspect pickup tube and everything else. The oil pump looks like no joke of a job so I’m not looking forward to it, but it is leaking and needs to be addressed anyway.
Does this sound like the right path to go down? I’m not driving the car except in the garage once I have room. Too scared of that light coming back on. It’s really confusing how sometimes the engine actually runs rough, but was flawless after just cranking it extra with the fuse pulled.
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