Hi all,

Finally, a potential problem i can post about! I've been a member for a while with very few posts because my Bonne is pretty much as reliable as a sunrise. 165K and going strong.
I've been driving a lot lately, around 3-4K miles per month, and stopped into a place for a quickie service. got the oil and filter changed as always, except I usually use Max Life oil, and this place didn't have it. So it'* got regular 10-30 Havoline and Purolator filter. I'll change it again real soon as I was overdue and the oil was pretty dirty.

Anyway, the oil pressure has ALWAYS run at about half mark at idle and the 3/4 mark at cruising speeds. Immediately after the change it went close to the 120 mark and it hasn't gone down to the 3/4 mark yet under any conditions. I drove a mile and went back to ask the guy about it. he checked and said everything was OK,. it had the correct filter blah blah and it must be a bad sending unit. I watched the guy pump 10-30 into it.

Could it be a coincidence or something they did? I can't imagine what, but it is just disconcerting to suddenly have something different with old reliable.

I should mention it is a 97 non-SC car.

Thanks

Mike

You need to replace your oil pressure sensor. It'* an easy fix. It'* located right above your oil filter.

Time for a new oil pressure sender.

yes it is an easy fix, it fixed my problem which alerted me on my DIC saying check gauges oil pressure low, that went away but I have 2 problems my actual gauge is broke too it doesnt reset stays right above 40 and never moves so I can only assume if the actuall oil pressure was bad the DIC would alert me.