Oil pressure guage pegged
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Originally Posted by dbtk2
...I don't know of too much else it could be unless it is in the gauge or a ground or something....
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Nope, a direct connection to ground will cause the gauge to read 0. One side of the sender is connected to ground, and the other is connected to the gauge. The higher the resistance in the sender, the higher the oil pressure. Try unplugging the sender. The gauge should go all of the way to the high side.
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Originally Posted by fuddyduddy121
Nope, a direct connection to ground will cause the gauge to read 0. One side of the sender is connected to ground, and the other is connected to the gauge. The higher the resistance in the sender, the higher the oil pressure. Try unplugging the sender. The gauge should go all of the way to the high side.
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Originally Posted by SSEimatt93
Originally Posted by fuddyduddy121
Nope, a direct connection to ground will cause the gauge to read 0. One side of the sender is connected to ground, and the other is connected to the gauge. The higher the resistance in the sender, the higher the oil pressure. Try unplugging the sender. The gauge should go all of the way to the high side.
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Originally Posted by DrJay
heh well if its not your sending unit you definately wanna get that checked out. Like it was said, check your oil filter then check your oil pressure spring. I could imagine it could get dirty enough to start sticking.
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