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12-11-2011, 03:47 PM
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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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12-11-2011, 04:39 PM
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Ford Ranger Driver
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Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out
sending unit or the gauge itself. check the outut of the sending unit
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12-11-2011, 04:43 PM
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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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12-16-2011, 06:38 PM
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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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12-18-2011, 06:41 PM
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Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out
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Originally Posted by ranger4.0
sending unit or the gauge itself. check the outut of the sending unit
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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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12-19-2011, 06:06 AM
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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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12-22-2011, 02:29 PM
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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!
Last edited by vwtech; 12-22-2011 at 02:31 PM.
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12-23-2011, 06:17 AM
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Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out
@ velwtech . Seafoam shit out of it before gettin into doin oil pump
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12-29-2011, 05:42 PM
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Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out
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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01-24-2012, 07:29 PM
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Re: oil pressure gauge flipping out
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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Hell the automotive training probably consists of disassemblnig a Mr potato Head.
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01-24-2012, 08:44 PM
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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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01-30-2012, 05:55 PM
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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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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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