Comments on: How do you check the oil pressure in a truck? http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:02:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: mike c http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck/comment-page-1#comment-4397 mike c Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:51:59 +0000 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck#comment-4397 REPLACE THE OIL PREASURE SENDING SWITCH YOURS HAS A SHORT IN IT<br><b>References : </b><br>MIKE ASC CERTIFIED MECH REPLACE THE OIL PREASURE SENDING SWITCH YOURS HAS A SHORT IN IT
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]]> By: wise1 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck/comment-page-1#comment-4396 wise1 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:31:59 +0000 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck#comment-4396 It is most likely your oil pump. You should NOT be running your engine at all with no oil pressure. The best way to know that you actually have low oil pressure, is that your valve lifters become noisy (tapping/pounding). You want to shut it down immediately. If you continue driving with no oil pressure you're engine is going to suffer much more damage. Your truck is 17 years old, it would be better to just install a new oil pump to know that you have a good pump before diagnosing the gauge (which could also be suspect). An oil pump is not that hard to change, it doesn't take that many tools. Just buy an oil pan gasket and a new pump. Drain the oil and drop the oil pan to reveal the oil pump. Should'nt take the home mechanic that long, less than 2 hours easily. Also, you have checked the oil level lately? If your truck uses some oil your level could drop enough that you'd lose pressure any time the oil sloshes around,the pickup tube wouldn't suck up oil (you'd lose pressure). Better safe than sorry. Change the pump!<br><b>References : </b><br> It is most likely your oil pump. You should NOT be running your engine at all with no oil pressure. The best way to know that you actually have low oil pressure, is that your valve lifters become noisy (tapping/pounding). You want to shut it down immediately. If you continue driving with no oil pressure you’re engine is going to suffer much more damage.

Your truck is 17 years old, it would be better to just install a new oil pump to know that you have a good pump before diagnosing the gauge (which could also be suspect).

An oil pump is not that hard to change, it doesn’t take that many tools. Just buy an oil pan gasket and a new pump. Drain the oil and drop the oil pan to reveal the oil pump. Should’nt take the home mechanic that long, less than 2 hours easily.

Also, you have checked the oil level lately? If your truck uses some oil your level could drop enough that you’d lose pressure any time the oil sloshes around,the pickup tube wouldn’t suck up oil (you’d lose pressure).

Better safe than sorry. Change the pump!
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]]> By: donleewill http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck/comment-page-1#comment-4395 donleewill Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:47:59 +0000 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck#comment-4395 ALL YOU NEED IS A MANUAL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE OIL SENDING UNIT IS AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE NEXT TO THE DIST.REMOVE THE SENDER AND INSTALL THE GAUGE.BEST AS I RECALL MIN PRESSURE AT IDLE IS AROUND 12PSI AND AROUND 25-30 AT 2000RPM THIS LOCATION IS KIND OF HARD TO GET TO,SO CHECK FOR A PIPE PLUG SCREWED INTO THE BLOCK JUST ABOVE THE OIL FILTER.SOME MODELS HAD A OIL PRESSURE TAP AT THIS LOCATION<br><b>References : </b><br> ALL YOU NEED IS A MANUAL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE OIL SENDING UNIT IS AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE NEXT TO THE DIST.REMOVE THE SENDER AND INSTALL THE GAUGE.BEST AS I RECALL MIN PRESSURE AT IDLE IS AROUND 12PSI AND AROUND 25-30 AT 2000RPM THIS LOCATION IS KIND OF HARD TO GET TO,SO CHECK FOR A PIPE PLUG SCREWED INTO THE BLOCK JUST ABOVE THE OIL FILTER.SOME MODELS HAD A OIL PRESSURE TAP AT THIS LOCATION
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]]> By: xpops http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck/comment-page-1#comment-4394 xpops Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:34:59 +0000 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck#comment-4394 replace the presure sending unit on the block<br><b>References : </b><br> replace the presure sending unit on the block
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]]> By: RiverRat http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck/comment-page-1#comment-4393 RiverRat Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:08:59 +0000 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck#comment-4393 Probably a bad sending unit...get another unit at your parts store and change out the old unit....easy fix and most likely the problem...<br><b>References : </b><br> Probably a bad sending unit…get another unit at your parts store and change out the old unit….easy fix and most likely the problem…
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]]> By: fordman http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck/comment-page-1#comment-4392 fordman Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:29:59 +0000 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck#comment-4392 Remove the oil pressure sending unit and replace it with a mechanical gauge and read the pressure. You could get a mechanical gauge kit and mount it under the dash. Good luck.<br><b>References : </b><br> Remove the oil pressure sending unit and replace it with a mechanical gauge and read the pressure.

You could get a mechanical gauge kit and mount it under the dash. Good luck.
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]]> By: tumbleweed1954 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck/comment-page-1#comment-4391 tumbleweed1954 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:22:59 +0000 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck#comment-4391 Go to Wal-Mart and buy one of those add-on oil pressure gages and see what it says. Probably your gage is just bad.<br><b>References : </b><br> Go to Wal-Mart and buy one of those add-on oil pressure gages and see what it says. Probably your gage is just bad.
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]]> By: ed201283 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck/comment-page-1#comment-4390 ed201283 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:53:59 +0000 http://pennbradoilmuseum.com/oil/how-do-you-check-the-oil-pressure-in-a-truck#comment-4390 Change the oil pressure sending unit.<br><b>References : </b><br> Change the oil pressure sending unit.
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