Oil Pressure Reading Low
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Oil Pressure Reading Low
today when i was coming home from school, i looked at my oil pressure gauge and noticed it was making slightly less pressure than usual. i pulled off on the side of the highway and shut it off. when i restarted it, the gauge just barely even registered any oil pressure, and didn't change at all with rpms. it's about 36°F out, and extremely rainy. the truck runs the same as it did before, but i'm scared to drive it anywhere. it doesn't make any weird noises or run poorly. does this sound like a bad pressure gauge? i know sometimes they go bad during the cold months, but i just don't want my truck to end up being trashed. thanks
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Ford's dummy gauges are known to be problematic. Looks like your truck is a 93-94, and I believe the dummy gauges started in the 80s.
The best thing to do is check the oil pressure with a manual tester. If you can verify it is good on the tester, then you know it's either the gauge or the sending unit. If you find it is the sending unit, try to go with a Motorcraft sending unit. The ones at Autozone/Advance/etc have high failure rates.
The best thing to do is check the oil pressure with a manual tester. If you can verify it is good on the tester, then you know it's either the gauge or the sending unit. If you find it is the sending unit, try to go with a Motorcraft sending unit. The ones at Autozone/Advance/etc have high failure rates.
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