Possible oil pump/sensor problem?
#1
Possible oil pump/sensor problem?
A strange thing happened to me the other day after my 2nd run at the drag strip. I look down at my oil gauge and the damn thing is buried to the left side! Odd thing is when it happened I was at idle and as soon as I gave it some gas it shot back up into the middle like normal until the engine started to idle again and then it went back down. Odd. I raced it again and everything was fine but that problem still persisted. When I went home I noticed when I was in 5th gear cruising the meter went down again which is really odd. I have a video of what happened and maybe someone can help me figure out what in the world is going on. I took it to Ford the day after and they cleaned off the sensor and changed the oil but the problem still persisted. Anyone know what might be wrong? Video below of the problem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n853...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n853...ature=youtu.be
#3
I was told by the mechanic that because it dropped down so fast that it was unlikely something wrong with the oil pump. What else could it possibly be?
#5
First off, the oil pressure gauge is like a light switch. It reads zero at the gauge until oil pressure reaches a certain psi. At this psi the gauge reads normal and stays there as long as the pressure stays at or above that psi mark. You could try replacing the sender first.
#7
#8
The entire cluster. That was also a hassle because the keys had to be reprogrammed. And since the dealership I bought it at is a smaller independent dealership they weren't able to correct the mileage.
It would probably would have been a better a idea to run an oil line to a mechanical gauge from the get go.
It would probably would have been a better a idea to run an oil line to a mechanical gauge from the get go.
#9
The entire cluster. That was also a hassle because the keys had to be reprogrammed. And since the dealership I bought it at is a smaller independent dealership they weren't able to correct the mileage.
It would probably would have been a better a idea to run an oil line to a mechanical gauge from the get go.
It would probably would have been a better a idea to run an oil line to a mechanical gauge from the get go.
#10