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(help)oil pressure on the line of low side(not on the line below )

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Old 11-11-2009, 11:19 AM
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today after getting offf the freeway of about a 20min drive i noticed that the oil pressure was on the level was on the low line .....not in the red and not andy lower then the line just bearly at it


im gona try lucas oil stabilizer as i've been reading on here and saw the suggestion

when driving on the freeway im a little above the middle line

oil gauge reads 0 on the lowend and 100 on the highend

89 gt
any more suggestions
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Old 11-11-2009, 11:35 AM
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is it mechanical or electric? are you reading the stock gauge or an aftermarket one?
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Old 11-11-2009, 12:12 PM
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You could have a bad oil pressure sending unit, test the oil pressure with a guage first, this is done at the dealer for $39.95
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STOCK 89 LX
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if you are looking at the stock gauge you are using a poor reference for oil pressure. get a mechanical gauge.
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