oil pressure gauge going nuts!
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oil pressure gauge going nuts!
i started my truck this morning to head off to school and i noticed the check gages light was on. well i have a quarter tank... that aint it... and then i see the oil needle sitting where it's supposed to be, and then CLUNK. it drops down, hits the bottom of the gauge, and pops back up to where it should be... and then back down...
how would i know if i was getting oil pressure, yeah i know this is a nooob as question but im concerned here! i think if i wasnt getting any oil my truck wouldnt be running, right?
th eonly think i can think of is maybe i smacked the sending unit when i got stuck in a lake last friday night....
how would i know if i was getting oil pressure, yeah i know this is a nooob as question but im concerned here! i think if i wasnt getting any oil my truck wouldnt be running, right?
th eonly think i can think of is maybe i smacked the sending unit when i got stuck in a lake last friday night....
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Replace the sending unit ASAP. When my oil pump died, the gauge flipped around for a minute or 2 before it just dropped to 0. I pulled it over. Then the next day I replaced the oil pressure switch. When i still had no oil pressure, I knew it was the pump.
My point is, don't rule out the possibility of your oil pump dieing on you.
My point is, don't rule out the possibility of your oil pump dieing on you.
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That's my hope that it isn't something else but the switch is the first step. Does "very back of the engine near the firewall" mean it's almost impossible to reach or that it's right on the back where anyone can get to it with a wrench and 5 mins worth of time? I took a quick look but it was hot and I couldn't see it immediately. I'll check again with a flashlight when I get home.
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Not too sure about your 00, but it can't be too different from my 01 3.0L.
First off, get down behind the front left tire and look under the truck and up to where the tranny meets the engine. Just almost at the top of the tranny at the back of the engine, you should see a sensor about the size of a spark plug with a wired harness off it. It'll be all by itself back there, nothing else around it.
It's just another one of those common Ranger issues that we seem to have a lot of. I replaced mine a few years back because of the same thing. Seem to act up when the temperature got cooler, especially in the morning with the first start of the day.
Good luck, hope you find it. It's only a few bucks at the stealership.
****EDIT: Here's a link to another thread on RF but with pics!!!!! Your welcome bro!!
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...termarket.html
First off, get down behind the front left tire and look under the truck and up to where the tranny meets the engine. Just almost at the top of the tranny at the back of the engine, you should see a sensor about the size of a spark plug with a wired harness off it. It'll be all by itself back there, nothing else around it.
It's just another one of those common Ranger issues that we seem to have a lot of. I replaced mine a few years back because of the same thing. Seem to act up when the temperature got cooler, especially in the morning with the first start of the day.
Good luck, hope you find it. It's only a few bucks at the stealership.
****EDIT: Here's a link to another thread on RF but with pics!!!!! Your welcome bro!!
https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...termarket.html
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Not too sure about your 00, but it can't be too different from my 01 3.0L.
First off, get down behind the front left tire and look under the truck and up to where the tranny meets the engine. Just almost at the top of the tranny at the back of the engine, you should see a sensor about the size of a spark plug with a wired harness off it. It'll be all by itself back there, nothing else around it.
First off, get down behind the front left tire and look under the truck and up to where the tranny meets the engine. Just almost at the top of the tranny at the back of the engine, you should see a sensor about the size of a spark plug with a wired harness off it. It'll be all by itself back there, nothing else around it.
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left...... right........the other left................the other right.........all the same, the guy will find it EVENTUALLY
But thanks for pointing out that I F'd that up.....LOL
I was thinking passenger side and left came in my head..........I forgot to put my hands in front of my face and make an L with my thumb and index finger to see which one was the correct L shape. My bad there bud. You get a cookie!!
But thanks for pointing out that I F'd that up.....LOL
I was thinking passenger side and left came in my head..........I forgot to put my hands in front of my face and make an L with my thumb and index finger to see which one was the correct L shape. My bad there bud. You get a cookie!!
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left...... right........the other left................the other right.........all the same, the guy will find it EVENTUALLY
But thanks for pointing out that I F'd that up.....LOL
I was thinking passenger side and left came in my head..........I forgot to put my hands in front of my face and make an L with my thumb and index finger to see which one was the correct L shape. My bad there bud. You get a cookie!!
But thanks for pointing out that I F'd that up.....LOL
I was thinking passenger side and left came in my head..........I forgot to put my hands in front of my face and make an L with my thumb and index finger to see which one was the correct L shape. My bad there bud. You get a cookie!!
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You do want that cookie don't you............LMAO