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m103 has 0 oil pressure at idle
About 1 mile from home I notice the low oil light. I also notice that I have 0 oil pressure at idle but 3+ at around 1500 rpm. Car usually takes a quart between OC. I add 1 quart and that brings it up to 1/2 quart low. Start it and still 0 pressure at idle and 3+ with just gunning it a little. I go for a short drive and still 0 pressure at idle. I'm thinking (hoping) something happened to the level sending unit or the oil pressure switch. Any thoughts?
Last edited by dennish; 07-02-2015 at 03:08 PM. |
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3+ PSI or 3+ Bar ?
If Bar, the sender is likely bad. If the oil pressure relief was stuck open , pressure would likely still be low at 1,500 R. Do you have an external oil pressure gauge available to test with? |
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just to clarify. You mean the oil level sender and NOT the pressure switch? It's 3+ bar (full max)
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I had the same problem and said OH NO! (Thinking oil pump went out...)
So I removed the oil filler cap and peeked inside the engine with it running. Plenty of oil flowing to lubricate everything! So the oil pressure sending unit was a LIAR! I replaced it and it now indicates oil pressure at idle - low like 1 or so when warm, but no longer 0. And it goes up to 3 when I am driving. |
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I'm talking about the oil pressure sender.
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Oil pressure sender
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