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Old 04-21-2011, 08:16 PM
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When I bought the jeep the oil pressure was at 45-50 lbs and now after I replaced the head gasket I have 80lbs of oil pressure and my dad says that's a good think and I don't think it is I can't figure it out I anyone knows what it would be helpful
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could be bad sending unit
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That's what I was thinking. Cuz the guage seams to be almost pegged out
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Mine pegged out and then it blew the oil filter off. Thought it was a fluke/bad oil filter, so I got a new one and it blew that one off too. Something in the bypass valve on the oil pump malfunctioned and I had to put a new oil pump in it.
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