Twitching Oil Pressure Needle
#1
Twitching Oil Pressure Needle
Hey all, just a quick question to see if my thoughts were right. My oil pressure needle is twitching pretty bad. Jumping up and down like 10 psi either way. I figured it was just an oil sending unit.... Anyone else agree? Or does anyone else think it might be something else wrong?
#5
Ya, I bought a new sensor.... but it looks like I am going to have to get to the back of the engine in order to put it in.... You know how hard it is to get back there, even with just a v6. Anyway thanks for the thought.
#6
try to clean around the base of the sensor before you take it out. see what size the head is on the new sensor and if you can get/have a socket that fits, if so try and get the old one out with a rachet. mine is on the side of the block so i havent had the pleasure of changing one at the back of the itake. they are not on to tight so you should be able to get it off with a wrench or channel locks if you can get one in there.
#8
I don't mean to highjack this thread, but my oil gauge has a similar effect. Idle is about 1/3 up from 0 and any throttle sends it up to bit over 1/2 total psi. Is that normal? Is my car going to explode? I don't want it to... I just waxed it :/
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#10
so your at the first mark at an idle and the second mark at throttle up. thats 20 to 40 pounds or there about and is quite normal for a higher milage motor.