Oil pressure gauge
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 5:04:04 PM
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Soaring
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Are you sure your oil pan is full of oil?
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 5:15:21 PM
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MustangPammie
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No, but I'm going to the body shop tomorrow for something else and they can check it. They just changed the oil and filter 2 weeks ago -- first change after the rebuild.
I prefer to know stuff before going there from you guys so I have a frame of reference, not that they'd rip me off, but knowledge is power, ya know?
Engine still sounds fine, nothing major is leaking (I just checked again), no weird noises to signify anything is wrong.
I'm a worrier by nature ....
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 5:24:22 PM
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an ohmmeter will tell you (them). if that looks good, i'd do a oil and filter change to rule out the filter bypass valve (if yours has it)
if there isn't any odd noises or leaks. i'd check the connections on the sender and the gauge....again, the ohmmeter will check the sender.
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 5:57:08 PM
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Gun Jam
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an even simpler check is to pull the dipstick out and see if there is oil on. If nothing else it can rule out at least one possibility.
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 6:25:27 PM
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THUMPIN455
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quite often the oil pressure guage is an idiot light, it will run in a certain area no matter what the pressure is. The only time it will drop to zero is when there is NO oil pressure. Depends on the sender that is installed.
Check your oil, if it isnt low dont worry about it would be my advice.. :) I run mechanical guages on the old cars.
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 6:48:25 PM
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MustangPammie
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Ok, I'll pull the dipstick tomorrow when the car has been driven for a bit. I'd not worry but the gauge has been working fine up until today, and I only had the oil/filter changed 2 weeks ago. I'm thinking all that driving this week may have caused an "issue" but again, there is no oil leak under the car, just a little bit of liquid that doesn't smell like oil.
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 8:24:23 PM
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I owuld think that checking the oil would be the first thing you would do. BEFORE driving it again. I know you said it was running ok and there were no noises etc., but by the time you start hearing noises, it is too late. Start with the most likely tuff first. Not sure, but I believe a newly rebuilt engin may consume some oil during break in.
Could also be:
Oil Sender
Sender wire
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 8:46:32 PM
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MustangPammie
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Not sure, but I believe a newly rebuilt engin may consume some oil during break in.
I changed it after the first 500 miles, as I was told to do.
You say to check it before driving it -- but isn't the engine supposed to be hot when you check oil?
If it was on L I'd not drive it, but it's just 1/5th of the way up so I have some leeway to at least drive it to the body shop.
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 8:51:08 PM
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You check your oil when the engine is cold. If it is not full when you check it when it is cold then add more oil so that the full level is there. You apparently need to take a course in basic engine maintenance.
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 8:59:01 PM
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You check trans fluid in park, at idle when hot.
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 9:09:45 PM
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MustangPammie
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ORIGINAL: Soaring
You check your oil when the engine is cold. If it is not full when you check it when it is cold then add more oil so that the full level is there. You apparently need to take a course in basic engine maintenance.
http://www.ehow.com/how_103_check-oil.html
"Check the oil when the engine is warm. Oil expands when it's hot and contracts when it's cold; different temperatures will give you different readings."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2005/11/22/DI2005112200783.html
"Normally oil is checked cold or hot. In most cases there will be an allowable range on the dipstick. So cold engine oil levels will be lower than hot engine oil levels. Check oil hot the engine must be shut off and allowed to rest for 10 to 15 minutes"
I can check 100 websites about when to check it and will get 50 responses saying cold and 50
responses saying warm/hot.
[edit: rude response removed -- you take it from whence it comes]
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 9:22:39 PM
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When in doubt check your manitance manual. you will get the most accurate reading cold before the oil is spread out thur the engine. I am with souring on this one but I won't be as blunt.
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 9:32:59 PM
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MustangPammie
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ORIGINAL: mustanglover66
When in doubt check your manitance manual. you will get the most accurate reading cold before the oil is spread out thur the engine. I am with souring on this one but I won't be as blunt.
Why do I need to take a course when I simply asked for advice before I bring it to the body shop and pay them to do what I need done?
Sure, it would be nice if I could do all of this myself, but for reasons I won't go into in public, I prefer to bring it to someone and let them do all the work.
I will check the manual tomorrow before I start it, thank you for that suggestion.
< Message edited by MustangPammie -- 9/7/2006 9:33:37 PM >
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RE: Oil pressure gauge - 9/7/2006 9:39:04 PM
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I check it when i feel like it, cold, hot, Blown up, i dont give a crap. As long as it's no where near add, i know im fine.
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