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is my oil press acting ok?

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89llx

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ofter I had my stang on a long drive [1 houre] the oil press would drop a little then it might come back up, it did this going down the highway, it did it several times
 

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How would one help with such a vague description?
 

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First, check your oil level. Assuming it's OK, take the wire off the oil pressure sender, tweak it with some pliers, and reconnect it. If the problem keeps up, find a diagnostic oil pressure gauge and hook it up and see what's up. If all is OK, just install a new sender.
 
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MFE92 said:
First, check your oil level. Assuming it's OK, take the wire off the oil pressure sender, tweak it with some pliers, and reconnect it. If the problem keeps up, find a diagnostic oil pressure gauge and hook it up and see what's up. If all is OK, just install a new sender.
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thank you !!!! I was starting to think no one could understand the problem
 
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I put a diagnostic gauge on it--cold I had 48 psi at idle [900rpm] after it warmed up it would move around 35-40, I could see the slighest chang in rpm sound,[I mean 100 rpm drop] and it would drop from 40 psi to 35 or a little less , is this ok?
 

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Yes it's ok. I would expect to see it around 20psi at idle when fully warmed up (given stock configuration).
 
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