Oil Pressure
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Oil Pressure
The oil pressure on my car has gone south and I'm not exactly sure what actions I should take against it. These are the symptoms...
Start engine, pressure goes up to 60psi, stays for about 20 seconds, then falls to almost 0
At Idle Oil pressure stays at Zero, but if I drive it around it will randomly shoot back up to 60
Oil level is still constant, so I'm not loosing anything, and the oil is fresh.
I'm scared to drive it, because I'm not sure if the Guage is going on it, or if My oil pressure has died or what? Any suggestions as to diagnosis? Think its the Sensor, The pump?
Start engine, pressure goes up to 60psi, stays for about 20 seconds, then falls to almost 0
At Idle Oil pressure stays at Zero, but if I drive it around it will randomly shoot back up to 60
Oil level is still constant, so I'm not loosing anything, and the oil is fresh.
I'm scared to drive it, because I'm not sure if the Guage is going on it, or if My oil pressure has died or what? Any suggestions as to diagnosis? Think its the Sensor, The pump?
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Probably the connector needs to be scratched up so it gets a good electrical connection on the sender unit most likely. When the engine is run, it probably is fluxuating because of engine vibration is playing havic on the weak connection.
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That makes me feel a lot better.. So, how complicated of a fix is this?
I'm not exactly sure where the sending unit is even located, but I would feel a lot better having it fixed before I drive it around a lot.
I'm not exactly sure where the sending unit is even located, but I would feel a lot better having it fixed before I drive it around a lot.
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If you have a haynes(or the like) manual, it pretty much tells you how to take everything apart. You might need to take the tach cluster out. (Which is no big deal.) I can't remember for sure what is required to do, but from the sounds of it, it should be fairly easy.
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I don't see a section in the Haynes that coveres the Sending unit itself. It covers the level sensor, and Pressure sensor... is that the sending unit?
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