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Oil Pressure - 4/21/2008 1:08:59 PM    KoNvIcTeR   Posts: 7 Joined: 4/8/2008 Status: offline Does anyone know what causes your oil pressure to rise. For awhile now when i drive my 94 318 dak my oil pressure will rise to almost the end of the gauge and sit there the whole time im driving. Shouldnt the needle in the gauge only ride about half way? Post #: 1

RE: Oil Pressure - 4/21/2008 1:23:43 PM    lghtngblt02 Posts: 1064 Joined: 1/4/2008 From: Mechanicsburg, Pa Status: offline Sounds like a spun bearing, although the gauge is known to be dumb. My truck used to read low, to the point where the light would illuminate, but didnt make tapping sounds from low oil pressure. Does it make any funny noises? Do you lose power? The gauge should be around half _____________________________ 93 Dodge Dakota LE 2x4, 3.9L V6 Magnum 00 Ford Focus LX Sedan, 2.0L SPI (in reply to KoNvIcTeR) Post #: 2

RE: Oil Pressure - 4/21/2008 2:23:06 PM    KoNvIcTeR   Posts: 7 Joined: 4/8/2008 Status: offline No the truck runs good, no noises or vibrations or anything. Maybe the gauge broke idk. Im just kinda afraid to take on a long trip, in case something is wrong. (in reply to lghtngblt02) Post #: 3

RE: Oil Pressure - 4/21/2008 3:05:21 PM    bluesfool   Posts: 35 Joined: 1/13/2008 Status: offline Change the sending unit just to be safe; $20 and 20 minutes of your time is good insurance! The sending unit is on top of the block at the rear of the engine. (in reply to KoNvIcTeR) Post #: 4

RE: Oil Pressure - 4/21/2008 3:24:24 PM    lghtngblt02 Posts: 1064 Joined: 1/4/2008 From: Mechanicsburg, Pa Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: bluesfool Change the sending unit just to be safe; $20 and 20 minutes of your time is good insurance! The sending unit is on top of the block at the rear of the engine. Def a good start, it is easy to unhook and unscrew from the back the engine. You might have to remove the air filter to see it _____________________________ 93 Dodge Dakota LE 2x4, 3.9L V6 Magnum 00 Ford Focus LX Sedan, 2.0L SPI (in reply to bluesfool) Post #: 5

RE: Oil Pressure - 4/25/2008 10:18:19 PM    tman21786   Posts: 8 Joined: 2/15/2008 Status: offline is this located in the same spot on a 89 cuz mine does the opposite mine drops to nothin at idle (in reply to lghtngblt02) Post #: 6

RE: Oil Pressure - 4/26/2008 10:32:00 AM    Bad96_3.9 Posts: 433 Joined: 5/8/2006 From: Crawfordville, FL Status: online my old sending unit did that and went out one day going down the road and started shooting oil all over the place!!! not a bad idea to change it!!! _____________________________ 1996 Dakota Club Cab 2wd SLT Spray in Bed Liner Custom Racing Stripes 3.9 to 5.2 Conversion!!! Mopar Performance computer, K&N, flowmaster, no cat. http://www.myspace.com/topher73 (in reply to tman21786) Post #: 7

RE: Oil Pressure - 4/26/2008 12:38:34 PM    codydakota   Posts: 335 Joined: 3/7/2006 Status: offline Sounds like a sending unit to me too, and if it isn't, it's $20 _____________________________ '95 Dodge Dakota 4x4 5.2L club cab - 219kmi - Dual Exhaust, Filtercharger '92 Dodge Dakota 4x4 3.9L club cab - 165kmi - No mods, yet (in reply to Bad96_3.9) Post #: 8

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