On the W140 chassis, the warning lamp for low oil pressure comes on at 0.3 Bar (approx 5psi). If that lamp didn't come but the gauge dropped to ZERO, I would think that the sender IS the problem.

IS the engine noisy?? if you remove the oil cap with engine running, is there oil being sprayed??

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