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oil sending unit

wondering if i have a bad oil sending unit or if the prob is in the wiring....from my understanding the factory(which is what i have) is either "on" or "off" as far a reading oil press goes...sometimes int he mornings i crank my car and the needle doesnt go quiet to its usual position, but almost...lets say that the needle is normally b/w the "m" and the "a" in "normal"....lately it goes only the the "m" the after a minute or so of driving it rises to its usual position....i have alao noticed that when i idle my battery needle draps a little, along with the oil press needle but when i pop the gas both needles rise again...just wondering if battery ooutput has affect on the oil press reading...any help appreciated im kinda up tight about this.

oh yeah motor has only 7k miles on it (dss 306)
 

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venmus said:
oil sending unit

wondering if i have a bad oil sending unit or if the prob is in the wiring....from my understanding the factory(which is what i have) is either "on" or "off" as far a reading oil press goes...sometimes int he mornings i crank my car and the needle doesnt go quiet to its usual position, but almost...lets say that the needle is normally b/w the "m" and the "a" in "normal"....lately it goes only the the "m" the after a minute or so of driving it rises to its usual position....i have alao noticed that when i idle my battery needle draps a little, along with the oil press needle but when i pop the gas both needles rise again...just wondering if battery ooutput has affect on the oil press reading...any help appreciated im kinda up tight about this.

oh yeah motor has only 7k miles on it (dss 306)
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as you said, the stock gauges are inaccurate and hysteretic. you can toss a new sender on - it may help. but the gauge is still inaccurate. with your new motor, i would really say get a real gauge (ditto for water temp). even a 10 dollar parts store gauge will be better than the stocker.

my two cents. good luck.
 
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