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Old 07-23-2003, 11:24 PM
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Lately I have been noticing that my oil pressure is fluctuating (around 43 to 48ish lbs.) while the car is stopped...Is this a sign that my oil pump is going?...Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...Oh and the car has 54,000 miles...
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sounds to me like a pressure sending unit....
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Is it common for these to go bad?..So its the sending unit that is giving FALSE indications?..Thanks for the fast reply...Kevin




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