low oil pressure
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as i start it it runs at half and as it warms up it drops just below a quarter. sometimes it reads none when im just sitting there
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One of the best investments I made was a good quality guage,They are cheap. The guage gives you piece of mind.
If your oil pressure is that low it will start to miss because the lifters will stop working followed by a loud lower end knock if ran to long.
If your oil pressure is that low it will start to miss because the lifters will stop working followed by a loud lower end knock if ran to long.
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hey marc i have a 2000 that does the same thing. ive replaced the sending unit and tried thicker oil but still have the same issue. ive done a lot of research because i just turned 100k and figured it was way to eary for bearing to go bad. anyway from what ive read the factory gagues are junk. i hooked up a mechanical gague to mine and it was just fine. i bet yours is too.
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hey marc i have a 2000 that does the same thing. ive replaced the sending unit and tried thicker oil but still have the same issue. ive done a lot of research because i just turned 100k and figured it was way to eary for bearing to go bad. anyway from what ive read the factory gagues are junk. i hooked up a mechanical gague to mine and it was just fine. i bet yours is too.
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please let us know if that works. my oil gauge is showing a low reading as well.
check my thread for any updates as to what the cause is.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/low...light=pressure
check my thread for any updates as to what the cause is.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/low...light=pressure
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