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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: tag on November 20, 2013, 03:29:53 PM

Title: Oil pressure
Post by: tag on November 20, 2013, 03:29:53 PM
My Cherokee 2.5 petrol ,  has today started showing low oil pressure at tick over  then just under normal at tick over stood at junction , and just under normal at driving speed ,
I have checked oil and it up to mark and like the day I put it in mid summer .
Could this be the pressure switch and if so we're is it?.............cheers
Title: Re: Oil pressure
Post by: Jonny Jeep on November 20, 2013, 07:58:13 PM
The symptoms are typical of the oil pressure sensor. In the US they'd usually suggest connecting a mechanical gauge to check the oil pressure, and confirm the switch is bad. Fuck knows where you'd get hold of one of them though so I'd just change it.

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Title: Re: Oil pressure
Post by: Bubba on November 20, 2013, 08:31:22 PM
Yup I agree
Title: Re: Oil pressure
Post by: tag on November 20, 2013, 08:45:02 PM
Cheers I'll look into replacing it!     
Title: Re: Oil pressure
Post by: Cockney Boy on November 20, 2013, 08:56:59 PM
Sender is fucked, I've changed 3 this year already.
Title: Re: Oil pressure
Post by: willo on November 20, 2013, 09:00:25 PM
The symptoms are typical of the oil pressure sensor. In the US they'd usually suggest connecting a mechanical gauge to check the oil pressure, and confirm the switch is bad. Fuck knows where you'd get hold of one of them though so I'd just change it.

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What a fantastic reply :greggmo:
Title: Re: Oil pressure
Post by: tag on November 21, 2013, 02:00:43 PM
Pulled plug off sender today  cleaned pins and replaced,   Ran motor oil pressure is now showing
Just over normal at tick over, so must be connection or switch?   But will take your advice and replace switch.....cheers.

Title: Re: Oil pressure
Post by: Jonny Jeep on November 21, 2013, 07:46:06 PM
Hmmm. Might have just been a bad connection then. :thinking:

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