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Jan 14, 2008 | 08:35 AM

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oil pressure question

i have a 99 t/a and i was wondering what could be wrong when my oil pressure gage is jumping around the place
question is what could wrong if anything?

Jan 14, 2008 | 09:53 AM

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Possible pump fault. Or your guage cluster could be going out..

Jan 14, 2008 | 11:58 AM

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Have you taken your intake manifold off recently? It's easy to damage the oil sensor when you remove or install the manifold. The oil sensor screws into the top of the block right behind the manifold.

Either way I would start by replacing that sensor, it's the best place to start.

Jan 14, 2008 | 12:19 PM

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what work have you had done to the car?

Jan 14, 2008 | 12:59 PM

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Do you hear any other noises like tick and pings?

Jan 14, 2008 | 01:08 PM

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the oil sensor i would say first, then mybe pinched pickup o-ring, or something worse.

Jan 14, 2008 | 10:29 PM

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the oil sensor i would say first, then mybe pinched pickup o-ring, or something worse.

thats what i was trying to get at. if youve had an intake put on maybe you broke the oil pressure sender, or if you have a cam, the o ring on the pump may have been torn.

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Jan 15, 2008 | 12:12 PM

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It sounds like an intermittant electrical connection or a faulty sensor.

Steve

Jan 15, 2008 | 12:56 PM

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look for corrision in the connector, clean and put dielectric greas in their.

Jan 15, 2008 | 01:04 PM

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When in doubt the only real way to tell is to get somebody to check the oil pressure with an analog guage. Most shops have the piece tapped out and it is fairly easy to check from the location above the oil filter.