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is your oil pressure guage working?

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i dont know if my guage is working?
when i shut the car off it drops all the way down
turn the key and it goes up a little
start the car,it goes right to the middle!!and stays there!!!!!!!!!
i can rev the car to high hell and it will stay in the same spot!sraight up and down directly in the middle..

i know this isnt normal on a real oil pressure guage,,but i heard we have some voltage type.it reads voltage??i dont know?

but i am having pinging issues possibly related to bad oil pressure.any input would be hot
 

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dannydoo said:
i dont know if my guage is working?
when i shut the car off it drops all the way down
turn the key and it goes up a little
start the car,it goes right to the middle!!and stays there!!!!!!!!!
i can rev the car to high hell and it will stay in the same spot!sraight up and down directly in the middle..

i know this isnt normal on a real oil pressure guage,,but i heard we have some voltage type.it reads voltage??i dont know?

but i am having pinging issues possibly related to bad oil pressure.any input would be hot
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Our oil pressure gauges are idiot gauges. Simply put, if there is pressure, then the gauge will go up to the M or A in "NORMAL". When it's off, it shoud be at the bottom.

Nothing you can do except get an aftermarket oil pressure gauge.
Scott
 
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so it will never move!!/?

where is the oil pressure sending unit?
 

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dannydoo said:
so it will never move!!/?

where is the oil pressure sending unit?
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just above the oil filter. looks like a bell.
 

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Has a little yellowish/orangish plastic cover on it.
 

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You CAN make the stock guage work!

Here's a website with instructions and photos. Basically, you need to solder a diode onto the back of the instrument cluster, and replace the oil sender.

<a href="http://www.fuller.des-moines.ia.us/projects/cobra/oilgauge/" target="oil">How to Make the Ford Mustang Cobra Oil Gauge Work</a>
 
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