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| Tweet Topic Started: Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:41 pm (551 Views) | |
| Fearn | Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:41 pm Post #1 |
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Hi, my oil needle is constantly stuck past the 3 mark. Does sumone know which connection on the back of the dash is for the oil and any possible causes for this? Thanks (Picture would be great) |
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| RobertE | Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:52 pm Post #2 |
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Serial victim...
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If it's a valver, there are two senders at the oil filter housing, one for temp. and one for oil pressure. They do cag up, causing the gauge to misbehave. Easy fix, just clean the sender at the filter housing. |
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| Fearn | Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:59 pm Post #3 |
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Sorry, mines a 2.0 auto carb. Will the sender be in the filter housing on my model? |
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| RobertE | Sat Feb 6, 2010 8:06 pm Post #4 |
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Yup. |
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| Fearn | Sat Feb 6, 2010 9:22 pm Post #5 |
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I cleaned it but no change. Could it be the connection on the back of the cluster? |
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| RobertE | Sat Feb 6, 2010 11:09 pm Post #6 |
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Ah. Well now you've got me. I've had this happen on three of mine, so I'll hand the microphone to someone who knows more. That is a large grouping... |
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| jeremy | Sun Feb 7, 2010 8:31 am Post #7 |
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When you say stuck - even with the ignition off ? Jeremy |
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| Fearn | Sun Feb 7, 2010 7:35 pm Post #8 |
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No, with ignition off, it is normal, then swith it on and it shoots up past 3, and stays there. |
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| alan | Sun Feb 7, 2010 7:47 pm Post #9 |
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hmmmm interesting
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isnt this where it is meant to be???? |
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| Fearn | Sun Feb 7, 2010 8:33 pm Post #10 |
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No, when it's working it goes up to 3 in neutral, then drops to around 2 when driving. Mine stays as high as the needle can go and stays there. |
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| rmark | Sun Feb 7, 2010 8:37 pm Post #11 |
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Part of things
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It shouldn't drop when driving.... oil pressure increases with engine speed. your engine may be ticking over too high or your oil is too thick? can you tell us at what RPM the engine ticks over at? Robin. Edited by rmark, Sun Feb 7, 2010 8:37 pm.
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| alan | Sun Feb 7, 2010 8:47 pm Post #12 |
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hmmmm interesting
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both of mine have been at 3 all the time but when the cars been running a while and i stop at lights it might drop |
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| Fearn | Sun Feb 7, 2010 9:42 pm Post #13 |
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Yea sorry when you stop in gear it drops a little, but like i said something definately wrong with mine. |
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| jeremy | Mon Feb 8, 2010 9:37 am Post #14 |
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If it's a valver then it should be at 3 all the time the engines running . Jeremy |
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