Oil Gage Problem
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Oil Gage Problem
I'm having a problem with the oil gage on my 99 Explorer (V8). When the truck is first started up, the oil gage stays at "0" for approximately 1 minute and then suddenly (all at once) moves to the proper position. I'm certain that the oil pressure is fine and that I have some sort of intermittent problem. Has anyone come across this before? Where is the oil pressure sender on this vehicle?
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Mike
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Mike
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First, welcome to FTE!!!
If you do a search on oil pressure gauges, you will find out your oil pressure gauge is an "idiot light" type of gauge. It will either register "zero", or half scale, because the sending unit is a switch that closes with about 7PSI of oil pressure. Your symptoms sound like a bad sending unit "switch"...
If you do a search on oil pressure gauges, you will find out your oil pressure gauge is an "idiot light" type of gauge. It will either register "zero", or half scale, because the sending unit is a switch that closes with about 7PSI of oil pressure. Your symptoms sound like a bad sending unit "switch"...
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Originally Posted by jdawg11386
Is there any way to make it read the accurate oil pressure without changing the gague?
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