Fluctuating Oil pressure
Oil pressure gauge goes to zero at idle. If I press gas pedal or place transmission in neutral, oil pressure goes back up. Any suggestions on what might be the problem?
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Most likely the sending unit. What brand of oil filter are you using?
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Sending unit.
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my 01 6 cyl is doing the same thing it drops to 10 when its idling and as soon as I give it gas it goes back up Ive changed the sensor, oil and filter cant figure it out some one said to change the oil pump and then heard something about a crank sensor I hope some one can give me an idea here getting a little flustered
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Originally Posted by lindaw1953
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my 01 6 cyl is doing the same thing it drops to 10 when its idling and as soon as I give it gas it goes back up Ive changed the sensor, oil and filter cant figure it out some one said to change the oil pump and then heard something about a crank sensor I hope some one can give me an idea here getting a little flustered
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What year?? Some model years did not even have a real gauge...less than 7psi will send gauge to zero. If your worried about it look through the oil fill cap after the engine has been idling for a few minutes. If you see oil flowing across top of head your good.
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Originally Posted by lindaw1953
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my 01 6 cyl is doing the same thing it drops to 10 when its idling and as soon as I give it gas it goes back up Ive changed the sensor, oil and filter cant figure it out some one said to change the oil pump and then heard something about a crank sensor I hope some one can give me an idea here getting a little flustered
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Bustedback so what r u saying I should do about it rebuild my engine
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No, I'm the just giving a tutorial of how oil pressure works. Remove the sending unit and screw a mechanical gauge into the block and see what the actual oil pressure is before doing anything else.
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
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No, I'm the just giving a tutorial of how oil pressure works. Remove the sending unit and screw a mechanical gauge into the block and see what the actual oil pressure is before doing anything else.
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Again, I'm not too familiar with Dodge V8s or the 4.0 six, but GMs small block V8s are what's known as "lifter priority" oiling systems; that is, oil is supplied from the pump directly to the oil galleries supplying the lifters first, then to the bearings. Lifter body clearances and lifter leakdown is critical to oil pressure, most notably at low engine speeds. That's why most guys rebuilding the small block install a high volume pump.
Like Busted said, check your oil pressure with a good mechanical guage, preferably with a 100 psi guage. This way you won't be near the top of the range, which isn't good with any guage. |
Originally Posted by dave1123
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Again, I'm not too familiar with Dodge V8s or the 4.0 six, but GMs small block V8s are what's known as "lifter priority" oiling systems; that is, oil is supplied from the pump directly to the oil galleries supplying the lifters first, then to the bearings. Lifter body clearances and lifter leakdown is critical to oil pressure, most notably at low engine speeds.
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With the Chevy small block, bad lifter bores is the main reason for blocks being trashed. Of course, any good machinist will tell you this can be fixed, but because of the close tolerances involved, nobody wants to spend the time and money to accomplish this.
I drove a company delivery truck (Chevy) for over 2 years that showed 0 pressure at idle. I kept waiting for it to blow up, but it was still going when I left the company. |
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