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Old 05-06-2006, 09:47 PM
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My Stock Oil pressure gage in my 99 camaro went barried at 80 psi today What;s wrong ,the sending unit?
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usually if the sending unit goes bad the oil gauge wont read at all and stay at 0 psi, you could have a head gasket problem, any smoke from the engine bay or water in the oil???
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No water in the oil ,Oil looks good,No smoke.I know in the older cars bad sender read very little to none.I dont know about the Newer ones.I think I may have an electrical prob going on....Not sure...
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