comanche87 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My oil gauge always sticked at like 60 when cold for few years when i change the cluster to a full package. Now i found that i had to add afew quarts of oil to it and is now reading almost to zero but does move some. I think it may be the gauge itself but not sure. I don't hear anything wrong with the motor. Need some help. If it maybe the gauge wasnt there a member that rebuilt them and sold them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubSonic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I've also had senders go bad... they're like 20$, and pretty easy to change, just make sure you use teflon tape. I'd say test the gauge by making sure the needle moves when grounded/powered, but I don't know what safe voltage range is, so I'll let someone else chime in with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 The crude test for the gauge is easy. Power on -- remove the pigtail from the sender terminal, the gauge should peg at 80 psi. Ground the pigtail to the block, the gauge should drop to zero. On the sender, check it with an ohmmeter. The range is zero to 88 ohms. Running oil pressure should be "somewhere in the middle," so look for an ohm reading in the 40 range with the engine at about 2000 RPM. If it's nowhere near that, try a new sender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubSonic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 The crude test for the gauge is easy. Power on -- remove the pigtail from the sender terminal, the gauge should peg at 80 psi. Ground the pigtail to the block, the gauge should drop to zero. Thanks, that exactly the kind of test I was talking about... now I know. Hopefully that will help the OP as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanche87 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hey. Thanks for the help. Found out it was the oil sensor that was bad. Greatly appreciated!! Times lime these is why this club rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubSonic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hey. Thanks for the help. Found out it was the oil sensor that was bad. Greatly appreciated!! Times lime these is why this club rocks! Glad to hear it was the easy fix... now you just need a big wrench! :wrench: Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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