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Old 01-21-03, 02:58 PM
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fluctuating oil pressure

I have been reading the forum for awhile, just joined. I have a base 87 with an oil gauge that read fine (30 at idle, 60 at speed) until a few months ago. Now it sometimes works, sometimes reads low, and sometimes sits at zero. I read somewhere on another page that it could be the oil pressure sender. Does anyone have any info on this? BTW, I have tried the search engine for a week but it seems to be down. Thanks.
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try changing your oil too, the older it gets the easyer it foams, an oil pan baffle plate will stop this mostly
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Do a filter and oil change first like drago86 suggested. Chances are that your oil pressure sender is faulty.
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Or the E-shaft oil thermo valve is starting to fail
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Thanks, I'll try that suggestion, it was getting time to change the oil anyways.
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