AYEOH5.0

today i was turning down the idle because it didnt surge before the guy i bought it from bumped it up, i dropped it down to a little below 1000 and when i checked my tach i noticed i had no oil pressure. i turned the car off, and turned the idle back up to where it was, and when i went to start it again it still had no pressure. what could this be?

NotchAbove

The smart thing to do would be to ensure that the oil pressure sender wire didn't work its way off, and to not run the motor.

Could be an oil pump shaft bent, broke, etc. But start with knowing if the gauge is working.

67mustang302

Get a good gauge and sender

AYEOH5.0

i know the guage works, it gets pressure when i step on the gas and bring it to around 1500 rpms

NotchAbove

But you just said the engine has no pressure ? I'm confused. Is it no or low ?

AYEOH5.0

its no at idle, low at rpms

nacanitihs

your pump could be ****ting out or the bearings could be ****ting out. how long ago was the motor built?

also get a manual oil pressure gauge and test it that way to know for sure

AYEOH5.0

its a mechanical autometer gauge.

nacanitihs

is it bled correctly? (no air in the line)

302army187

wow, i hope it's only the gauges..........