SportGoldSS

Problem: Check gauges light is flashing on and off in no obvious pattern. The car is a 1998 camaro SS, all stock. All of the gauges seem to be fine. The oil pressure is running at the halfway mark between 0 and 40 at idle, comes up to 40 when driving. Gas is fine, volts are fine, temp is fine. We just replaced the oil pressure sending unit and I was hoping this would fix the problem but it did not. There is also a cylinder seven missfire, but this shouldnt trigger the check gauges light should it? I figure the miss is a bad coil or plug or wire. Any help is greatly appreciated, this was my Father's baby and I lost him a little over a year ago and i just want this car back up and running.

T/A2000

How many miles on the car? tune up is probably in order if your close to 100k.. as far as the check gauges light.. you could intermittently be loosing signal to a sensor such as coolant temp, Oil pressure or even the fuel level sensor.. maybe a ground issue.
Now if it is your engine light flashing that could be related to a misfire, but im not sure if that would effect the check gauges light.. good luck and let us know what you find

SportGoldSS

Its well over 100k miles. The engine light is flashing but that is due to the miss.

20TA02

iTrader: (5)

sent you a PM, hopefully it helps.

MrDavid

iTrader: (11)

I would change each upstream O2 sensor. Multiple cylinder misfire will cause the check engine light to flash on and off.

SportGoldSS

I ordered a new coil, and I'm getting new plugs and wires to hopefully fix the miss

SportGoldSS

changed the plugs, that coil, and wires, changed the oil, and it runs fine now without a problem. i guess some how the miss was tripping the check gauges light.

T/A2000

nice man.. good to hear you got that one figured out. I see weird stuff like this on a daily basis..

Fosnot

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Sorry to bring up an old thread.. but what was the solution here? Was it the plugs.. or?

NY02ws6