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my oil meter on my instrument cluster bounces randomly

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Old 05-25-2012, 11:58 PM
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I just recently replaced my instrument cluster from one that just had dummy lights to one that had meters on it. i got it from the local pull apart(junk yard). well my oil meter needle will randomly bounce from 0 to full to 20 to 80 to 40. I notice this usually happens when i put strain on the motor or going up a hill. my battery meter also stays right in the middle also. I was wondering if there was any additional wiring i needed to do or if i should just go get a new cluster.
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OEM gauges are known to be crappy.
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I'm jelly. I have to pop the hood and read the dipstick, I don't have a gauge that tells me the oil level is full.
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I'm jelly. I have to pop the hood and read the dipstick, I don't have a gauge that tells me the oil level is full.
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