Oil Pressure
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Oil Pressure
The wife and I were headed back home from Lowes tonight when I noticed that the oil pressure gauge was reading almost nothing. I immediately pulled over and pulled the dipstick. There was plenty of oil and it still had a golden tint to it (oil changed about 1,000 miles ago). I was only about a block from the house, so I went ahead and drove it home. About 30 minutes later I decided to try it again, this time the oil pressure gauges shot up the usual position, so I shut it off. I came back a few more hours later and decided to try again, this time the gauge didn't indicate any pressure. I shut off the truck and immediately re-cranked it. This time it was showing pressure. My question; how do I properly check the oil pressure and what should it be? The oil pressure sending unit in my 2000 ranger went out when the truck was only a few years old and gave similar symptoms. My F150 is a 2006, 5.4, 4x4 with about 40,000 miles.
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Sort of what I thought, but I hate parts guessing, and I damn sure don't want to assume that was the only problem and run the truck with no oil pressure. I will leave the truck parked this week (we have 3 vehicles so it doesn't have to be driven) and next weekend replace the sending unit.
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It's a dummy gauge anyway, if it has over about 7psi, then it will go up to around 5/8 to 3/4 on the gauge. it is an idiot light in gauge form. Pretty common on these trucks.
If it had no oil pressure, it would be making noise.
If it had no oil pressure, it would be making noise.
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