oil gauge issues
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oil gauge issues
Hey guys. I just changed the oil in my truck Wednesday with Mobil one 5 20 synthetic. Now when I come to a stop and the truck idles my oil pressure gauge drops to zero. But when I go to take off its back up where it has always been in the past. Thinking maybe the sensor is going bad?
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Hey guys. I just changed the oil in my truck Wednesday with Mobil one 5 20 synthetic. Now when I come to a stop and the truck idles my oil pressure gauge drops to zero. But when I go to take off its back up where it has always been in the past. Thinking maybe the sensor is going bad?
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Update - It was the sensor. I changed it today and the electrical plug was full of oil. I cleaned it with brake clean before hooking it to the new switch. It had been leaking oil into the connection for some time now
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Keep in mind that sensor and the dash gauge do NOT really measure pressure----they're simply indications you have or don't have somewhere around 7-15 PSI oil pressure.
If it measured real-time pressure you'd see it rise and fall when idling and as the RPM's changed too.
If it measured real-time pressure you'd see it rise and fall when idling and as the RPM's changed too.
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