Re: oil pressure, uneven running..

["Bill LeClair" <billleclair@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I do not know what model is being discussed because I have not been paying
attention to this thread until now,

     I had a 1991 164L that was indicating low oil pressure by both the gage
and the light. When the car was hot the gage would read near zero, and the
light would flicker. I was very concerned and eventually dropped it off at
my mechanic. The cause was a bad sender for the gage and a bad sender for
the light.

    On a side note: I had posted my problem to the digest and Fred had told
me my car was fine and to drive it like it was intended to be driven, Fred
was right.

Bill LeClair


----- Original Message -----
From: <greg@domain.elided>
To: "James Montebello" <jamesm@domain.elided>
Cc: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: oil pressure, uneven running..


> On Tue, 5 Aug 2003, James Montebello wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 greg@domain.elided wrote:
> > > 2> The oil pressure has me worried. I'm going to change the oil at
first
> > > opportunity, and possibly run a flush through, and check it with fresh
oil
> > > since this oil is about the time to be changed.
> >
> > Could also just be your oil pressure sender is dying.  Check the
pressure
> > with a calibrated gauge before panicking.  If you're getting >50psi of
> > pressure at speed, everything is probably fine.
>
> Normally I do have >50 (on the spider's guage) at speed. Today at speed it
> appeared to be no more than ~40 (if this were a gas guage and 57 was the
> middle or half tank, then it would be readinab about 1/3).
>
> At first I suspected the pressure guage, however, it is my understanding
> that the guage and the low-pressure light sensor are two separate items.
> If that is the case, I have a hard time thinking both would read low
> pressures at the same time. It is the combination of the pressure light at
> idle being solidly lit (and flickering if I barely raise the idle speed)
> with the reduced pressure on the oil guage that has me concerned and
> prompted my questions.
>
> > > 3> Is it normal to need to wait a few minutes after turning the engine
off
> > > to get a really good and accurate reading on the dipstick? The
difference
> > > between checking immediately after turning the engine off and about 5
> > > minutes later can be a quart to a quart and a half.
> >
> > Yes.  ...
>
>
> Thanks for the information. I will be taking a much closer look at the car
> tomorrow and hopefully all this will turn out to be nothing or at least
> something simple. I'd rather be overreacting than find out I've got major
> problems. :)
>
> Greg
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