DonTFuKWiT50

i have a 88 stang...i it has a semi new 5.0 enige in it with about 65,ooo mi on it...
well my question was...
is that my oil pressure gauge needle is about 2 notches up from the bottom....

i tested the sender unit and its fine...
i was just wondering where the oil pressure is suposed to be normally???....
in the middle??

Demon_Mustang

I'm used to it being in the middle and about 3/4 the way up while revving the engine...

primetime5.0

the oil sender could just be bad you might wanna try and aftermarket gauge just to see if the pressure is actually low

bobby

ya, im sure the sender is bad, try changing the oil and filter first of all

BlueDemon

I had the same problem with my 88stang- I changed the sending unit and the guage still read only 2 lines from the bottom. Then I put an aftermarket guage in and that solved the problem--it reads between 25# and 30# at idle. If anything I would change the guage for a little piece of mind--but that's up to you. Hope that helps

bobby

get an autometer MECHANICAL oil pressure gauge for sure.... this is also a good time to get some other aftermarket gauges..... you could get some a pillar gauges

4fit?

Just remember that there is NOTHING wrong with using electical gauges. That's what I have and I have had zero problems with them. It also means that you don't have to run a line into your interior with pressurized oil flowing through it.

87mustang347

yah i had the same problem then i went out and bought a machanical guage and it reads normally now. i mounted it outside my car tho for the fact that i dont want pressurized oil running into my car.

roundman

for what it's worth, my '88 5.0 with over 108,000 miles on it still puts out about 50 psi oil pressure when hot and at idle. I can't tell you where that is on the stock gauge as I disconnected it when I installed my mechanical Autometer gauge. If you are really concerned about the oil pressure, get a good Autometer electrical gauge and install it in place of the stock gauge. They make gauge mounts that will fit into the center AC vent or on the A-pillar and are easy to install.

DonTFuKWiT50

yea i was thinking that it could just be the stock gauge...
so im going to pick up a autometer gauge somewhere...
anyone know of a good online site that sells autometer gauges for a good price?..

and thank you for your guys's help...