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Old 12-11-2011, 03:47 PM
jugglemyplums jugglemyplums is offline
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Default oil pressure gauge flipping out

My oil pressure gauge started doing this today.


I've seen it twitch a few times before right after getting of the interstate but just a few jumps and it stopped. Today after driving for about 45 minutes on the highway it did this consistently at idle. As you can see it stops when I give it a little bit of gas. Any ideas what's causing this? I would think that it's a sensor of some kind.
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Old 12-11-2011, 04:39 PM
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Default Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out

sending unit or the gauge itself. check the outut of the sending unit
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Old 12-11-2011, 04:43 PM
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Default Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out

mine does this when the engine is about to stall, but its a manual, so i don't know whats happening there ^
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Old 12-16-2011, 06:38 PM
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Default Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out

Mine did this samr exact thing. Allways when i got off the interstate. An gave it gas it goes normal. I thought it was my oil pressure switch so i bought one but before i got to install it i changed my oil an it hasnt done it since
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Old 12-18-2011, 06:41 PM
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sending unit or the gauge itself. check the outut of the sending unit
replaced my semding unit three times now, no fix. does it the worst right after an oil change, if i turn the truck off while its going crazy the needle flips all the way over and i leave it there. looks like no oil pressure but the needle doesnt flip out anymore
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Old 12-19-2011, 06:06 AM
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Default Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out

Mine does the same thing... also after I get off the interstate. It goes back to its normal position if I shift into neutral though.
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Old 12-22-2011, 02:29 PM
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Default Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out

I have a 98 Ranger 3.0l and it is doing the same thing. I changed the sending unit and no change. I believe I am gong to have to change the pump next. The motor is running very bad which never has until the gauge started acting up so I hope changeing the pump will take care of everything. WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SEE!

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Old 12-23-2011, 06:17 AM
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@ velwtech . Seafoam shit out of it before gettin into doin oil pump
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Old 12-29-2011, 05:42 PM
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vwtech did u ever change the pump? my gauge wsent crazy again earliar an truk running like shit now im leanin towards gettin a whole diff motor
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Old 01-24-2012, 07:29 PM
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Update... my guage now flips out whenever I'm at a low RPM or idle. I'm going to change my oil tomorrow and see if that has any effect. If not, I'll start looking at the pump.
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Old 01-24-2012, 08:44 PM
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Default Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out

Probably a bad battery. My speedo jumped at idle real bad after I had to jump start my truck.
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Old 01-30-2012, 05:55 PM
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Default Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out

Ever get that gauge fixed? Mine does the same thing , but it went all the way around past the stop post and my "check gauges" light comes on.
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Old 01-30-2012, 06:20 PM
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Mine did this too. Turned out my cam sync sensor was bad and I didn't realize it till it killed the motor one day
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