Oil Gage issue
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Oil Gage issue
I have a 95 Ford Ranger with a 4 cyl. engine. Recently the oil gage started acting up. I was told that the sending unit may be the culprit. I changed that unit and had no success. My question is this, How can I tell if the gage is bad or it is my oil pump? I have a short video of what the gage does which I will post a link to as soon as I get it uploaded. I am hoping you can tell me where to go from here. The pressure never drops into the red, but the needle constantly moves. Is this no big deal? Should I replace the gauge or oven the pump? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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On my 2000 Mazda B3000 (a Ford ranger rebadged), both the oil pressure and the battery charge gauges have only one postion -- about halfway.
I read that although these look like regular gauges, with a needle indicating gradations of pressure or charge -- that these are actually "dumb" gauges with only the one position. They are "dummy" gauges, which do only what a red light would do -- on or off.
Don't know if this applies to your gauges, but I suspect that it does.
matis
I read that although these look like regular gauges, with a needle indicating gradations of pressure or charge -- that these are actually "dumb" gauges with only the one position. They are "dummy" gauges, which do only what a red light would do -- on or off.
Don't know if this applies to your gauges, but I suspect that it does.
matis
