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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 01:51 PM
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my oil temp gauge goes up all the way when my rpms go up..whats wrong?
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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Is it your oil temp or your oil pressure?
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 01:58 PM
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not sure its the gauge with the oil symbol on it, the same symbol that is on the dipstick, and its the top right gauge in the gauge cluster..i think its the pressure
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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thats your oil pressure gauge and the pressure increases with rpms
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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Ya oil pressure. Does the gauge go all the way to the right and go into the red?
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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yea it goes all the way and sticks there for a second.
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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is this a bad thing. because it runs good and i just noticed it today
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