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Forbs
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by Forbs » Thu Jun 10, 2021 2:35 pm
Any of the techys help me out here... every now and again my oil pressure needle will drop to zero on idle, it'll go back to normal when there's revs... any ideas?... thanx in advance
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by Micron » Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:10 pm
what year is your car, because early cars have what we would call proper oil pressure switches and read actual oil pressure, later ones don't.
as for why, it might be a faulty oil pressure switch, have you checked the oil level?
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by Andy W » Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:51 pm
If it's the early type then it could be the sender unit - they go faulty after a bit and they aren't cheap to replace.
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by Forbs » Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:29 pm
It's a late 16v... I've just literally done a full service on it so I'll see how it goes
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by Micron » Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:38 pm
It could still be the switch it it's all or nothing!
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by Incognito » Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:23 pm
Mine hasn't worked for a long time now so this is a learning post for me. Mine just stays rock bottom all the time .
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by Jon G 24V » Mon Jun 14, 2021 9:53 pm
I’d say it is probably the sensor that is failing.
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by Kit » Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:54 am
Incognito wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:23 pm
Mine hasn't worked for a long time now so this is a learning post for me. Mine just stays rock bottom all the time .
Check the wire is still connected to sender
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