oil pressure low and rough idel

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Oct 17, 2012 | 02:13 PM

lliwxj98.2

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oil pressure low and rough idel

I was just setting in the parking lot it started to idel rough and I noticed the oil pressure was low all of a sudden and I just check it it was fine the fumes smelled real rich out of exhaust what's going on

Oct 17, 2012 | 02:22 PM

1976Mustang

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Running rich, i would say O2 sensor. But the oil pressure makes me think otherwise....

Oct 17, 2012 | 02:30 PM

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If it was idling so rough that the motor rpm was dropping below 650 would explain the low oil pressure

Oct 17, 2012 | 02:32 PM

1976Mustang

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Good point, in that case it could be the throttle position sensor too.

Oct 19, 2012 | 07:09 PM

lliwxj98.2

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I was thinking the oil pump was failing or something

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