(Video) Trying to diagnosis a electrical or fuel problem.

[Floorpellet]

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Above is a link to jump share website to share the video. The lights flicker while it is constantly go up and down on rpm by itself. The rpm gets very low then to car shuts off, then a low oil pressure light displays. Mind you, this has happened even after a oil change. This is a 2014 Ford explorer sport. I've showed the problem in person to a few people , I'm getting mixed information so my thought was to bring it here. This is a consistent problem when the check engine light is on. I will be checking the codes for it tomorrow and post here because I can't find where i wrote them down out when i checked the first time. So, from the video what do you guys think is happening.

I want to also add that after a awhile the check engine light goes off and the car is normal for awhile.

 

[peterk9]

Welcome to the Forum.
You mentioned you have a Sport in your message but your profile shows you have a Base trim???
How many miles are on the vehicle?
It could be the alternator causing the lights to flicker. what causes lights to flicker when car is idling - Bing
As for the low oil pressure warning, I believe that is normal since the engine is not running. Does the 'Check Engine' come ON when the engine is running normally?

Peter

 

[Floorpellet]

Welcome to the Forum.
You mentioned you have a Sport in your message but your profile shows you have a Base trim???
How many miles are on the vehicle?
It could be the alternator causing the lights to flicker. what causes lights to flicker when car is idling - Bing
As for the low oil pressure warning, I believe that is normal since the engine is not running. Does the 'Check Engine' come ON when the engine is running normally?

Peter

Thanks for reading my post, Yes its a sport with 170k miles, but the engine probably has 70 to 80k miles on it, The engine was 2 weeks old when I brought the car, the guy had a warranty on it, which allowed him to get a new engine. Sorry for the confusion on the type of model I have. The engine light doesn't come on until the car completely shuts down along with the check oil pressure indicator. Are you thinking a bad alternator? I feel like the problem is power but I keep getting mixed signals going back to fuel injection.

 

[peterk9]

The engine light coming ON when the engine shuts down is normal as is the oil pressure light. It's when they come ON with the engine running that you should be concerned. Does the oil light actually say "Check Oil Pressure"?

Peter

 

[Floorpellet]

The engine light coming ON when the engine shuts down is normal as is the oil pressure light. It's when they come ON with the engine running that you should be concerned. Does the oil light actually say "Check Oil Pressure"?

The actual oil light isn't on, just says. Check oil pressure on the small U.I screen to the left.