oil pressure maxes out at 80 this morning.
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oil pressure maxes out at 80 this morning.
I bought a 2000 cherokee sport this past august. I changed the oil and filter myself. This morning when I was driving I looked down and the oil pressure gauge was maxed. First time its happened since I had it. Cd it be because it was extremely cold. 10 degrees F for the past few days. First time I drove it in 2 days, I got back and waited 10 mimutes and started it back up amd it was back dowm to the usual 40-45.
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The cold temps make it higher initially, but bad oil pressure senders are very common, swap it out with a Mopar unit not a cheapie!
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Sounds like your oil pressure sending unit might be starting to go bad...when they go bad they max out the gauge
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I bought a 2000 cherokee sport this past august. I changed the oil and filter myself. This morning when I was driving I looked down and the oil pressure gauge was maxed. First time its happened since I had it. Cd it be because it was extremely cold. 10 degrees F for the past few days. First time I drove it in 2 days, I got back and waited 10 mimutes and started it back up amd it was back dowm to the usual 40-45.
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I bought a 2000 cherokee sport this past august. I changed the oil and filter myself. This morning when I was driving I looked down and the oil pressure gauge was maxed. First time its happened since I had it. Cd it be because it was extremely cold. 10 degrees F for the past few days. First time I drove it in 2 days, I got back and waited 10 mimutes and started it back up amd it was back dowm to the usual 40-45.
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