Oil Pressure?!?
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Oil Pressure?!?
My 83 F-150 w/ 300 has been having odd oil pressure problems lately. The motor doesn't make any disasterous sounds. Its full of fresh 10-40 oil so i know it isn't low.
The problem is is that sometimes the oil pressure gauge will read as if i have almost NO oil pressure, and other times just about peg the guage completely out. I know i need to put an actual mechanical guage on there to see whats what. But what could be causing this?
I'd like to get fixed, just in case.
Thanks!
The problem is is that sometimes the oil pressure gauge will read as if i have almost NO oil pressure, and other times just about peg the guage completely out. I know i need to put an actual mechanical guage on there to see whats what. But what could be causing this?
I'd like to get fixed, just in case.
Thanks!
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Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Spokane, WA
I would purchase a new sending unit, cheap and easy to replace. I would also clean my engine to body ground (usually back of the intake to the firewall). If you are running a constant RPM and the guage keeps fluctuating, then I would guess it is a bad ground
Kenny
Kenny
