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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: rally_man on February 10, 2007, 12:23:27 AM

Title: oil gauge
Post by: rally_man on February 10, 2007, 12:23:27 AM

hi my oil gauge is dropping below 0 as if no power,its ok when starting up and stays mid dial then about 15/20 mins drivig straght off the gauge no oil light so i just drive on.
any ideas...also still looking for a track bar......

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Post by: Woody on February 10, 2007, 12:27:22 AM

If you are sure that you have oil pressure, it could be just the sensor.  Try some engine flush and an oil change that sometimes sorts it out.  Else it could be a new sensor.

Woody

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Post by: nick69 on February 10, 2007, 08:41:35 AM

Mine did that, it was the sender. Replaced it during the last service and no more problems.

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Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 10, 2007, 09:17:53 AM

99% gauranteed the sender is shot.

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Post by: Dave69 on February 10, 2007, 10:15:50 AM

the other thing that the sender does is go the opposite way, it will show a pressure then the needle will go fully to the right, usually a failure of an internal part of the sender. they either last along time or fail quickly

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Post by: rally_man on February 23, 2007, 12:06:26 AM

1ST WHERE IS SENDER AND DO ALL JEEP ONES FIT

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Post by: Dave69 on February 23, 2007, 07:49:27 AM

on a diesel the sender is right above the oil filter. on a petrol errr i cant remember, well i'll have a look when i get home. they are not std with other cars and not metric, but they are a taper thread.

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Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 23, 2007, 08:32:05 AM

The petrol ones are next to the oil filter. Diesel could be in one of 3 places. Originally, under the rear on the inlet manifold. Impossible to get at. Modified, on adaptor next to oil filter, ok to get at. Latest version onder middle of inlet manifold, hard to get at.

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Post by: eastryjeep on February 23, 2007, 12:22:57 PM

Hope you took note of that bit about the sender being a TAPER THREAD because that means that if you crank it too far into it's boss you'll break/crack the casting and that could really spoil a persons' day!
Moral of the story: - Be careful not to overtorque the sender when you refit it.

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Post by: daggie on February 24, 2007, 07:43:23 AM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
speaking from experiance :roll:

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Post by: rally_man on February 25, 2007, 03:53:56 AM

thanks peeps will have a look  

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Post by: eastryjeep on February 27, 2007, 02:29:01 PM

Quote from: "daggie"

speaking from experiance :oops:

Still, I was doing my appyship that far back in history and only had to put up with the piss taking at work whilst I was educated in the art of metal stitching. When I finally broke that block properly it literally fell in two pieces, a clean vertical split between cylinders 2 & 3  :-({|=

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Post by: daggie on February 27, 2007, 06:15:25 PM

:rotflmao:  :rotflmao:  :rotflmao: