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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 07:50 AM
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I was driving the car normally the other day, when all of a sudden the oil pressure shoots up to 100-120 psi idle/driving out of the blue. When I got home, I shut the car off and came back 3 hours later and turned the key to "on", where the oil pressure once again climbed from 60 to 90 psi without starting the car. I then changed the oil and filter and turned the key to "on" with NO oil in the car and the needle/gauge read 55psi and climbed again.

WTF is going on? Sounds like a faulty sensor?

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Yes. Even with oil in the sump, if the engine's not turning, there's zero oil pressure. The problem's electronic/electrical - sensor, gauge, etc.
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