Oil Pressure

HellRaiser92 · 04-15-2004, 08:46 PM

My oil pressure gauge has been acting funny lately. The pressure will all the sudden drop and then it goes back up like nothing even happend. I don't have to be stopped when this happens so that makes it even weirder.

The car has somewhere around 87,000 miles on it. It doesn't do it all the time either. I checked the oil and it's good. I will be changing the oil shortly and I figure If I'm draining the oil I might as well replace something while there isn't any oil in the pan.

How long do oil pumps last anyways?

Maroon 5.0 LX · 04-16-2004, 06:35 AM

The sending units seem to go wacky often. Try replacing it and see if it cures the problem. If the problem continues, a test gauge should be installed to test more accurately.

04-15-2004, 08:46 PM	#1
HellRaiser92 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 104	Oil Pressure My oil pressure gauge has been acting funny lately. The pressure will all the sudden drop and then it goes back up like nothing even happend. I don't have to be stopped when this happens so that makes it even weirder. The car has somewhere around 87,000 miles on it. It doesn't do it all the time either. I checked the oil and it's good. I will be changing the oil shortly and I figure If I'm draining the oil I might as well replace something while there isn't any oil in the pan. How long do oil pumps last anyways? __________________ 92LX 2.3ltr 5 speed Air Silencer removed, K&N Filter, Straight Pipe

04-16-2004, 06:35 AM	#2
Maroon 5.0 LX Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 471	The sending units seem to go wacky often. Try replacing it and see if it cures the problem. If the problem continues, a test gauge should be installed to test more accurately. __________________ '89 LX 5.0 - 5 speed. Original Owner '94 E-150 4.9 Hi-Top Conversion Van '06 Mustang V-6, 5 speed

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