New oil Pressure switch, no oil pressure??

Lex · May 17, 2004

Ok , after making my CCAI this weekend (waiting for pics to develop), I replace my oil pressure switch because it was leaking oil. The problem I have now is... I replace my Oil Pressure Switch with a new one, and topped my oil, but I I have barely any oil pressure according to my gauge. its almost at the red mark. My leaking Oil pressure switch at least showed better oil pressure. Any thoughts on this??

bhuff30 · May 17, 2004

plug the wire back onto the oil pressure switch.
It means one of 2 things, you have a bad switch and you should return it, or your oil pressure is really low (probably loose bearings).

Lex · May 17, 2004

Bhuff. Why I never thought to plug the wire back in....Now with sarcastic mode off, I have the wire plugged in. Ya it could be faulty. Bearings??? please go on

bhuff30 · May 17, 2004

oil pumps don't go bad very often. They generally either work, or they don't. The biggest cause of low oil pressure is loose bearings. If you have large gaps between the bearings, then it takes a lot more oil flow to keep oil in them. The oil pump can't keep up with all that flow, and you end up with low oil pressure.
If you have access to an oil pressure gauge, you should probably check your pressure. I bet your problem is the sending unit though.

Lex · May 18, 2004

Turns out to be a faulty oil pressure switch. Works great now that i replaced it. Thanks for the info

ka0tyk · May 18, 2004

switch = on/off

sensor = range of readings...

oil pressure SENSOR...

=)

oh and dont EVER trust those gauges in your dash... they are all inaccurate...

Lex · May 18, 2004

ka0tyk said:
switch = on/off

sensor = range of readings...

oil pressure SENSOR...

=)

Sorry my bad? Makes sense

ka0tyk · May 18, 2004

Lex said:
Sorry my bad? Makes sense

dont let it happen again... heads will roll...

New oil Pressure switch, no oil pressure??

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