Idle oil pressure low when at operating temperature
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Ive got this same problem in my 97 1500 ram driving me absolutely insane. I recently replaced intake manifold gaskets and plenum since my accel was bad oil pressure was bad, and I had oil disapearing...the plenum was blown to bits, and probably had been for quite a while, the accel is better now, and Im not using oil anymore, but the pressure is still bad at operating temp when I come to a stop....hit the gas it comes right back up...Ive changed several times, used 20w 50, ran several cans of sludge cleaner through it, replaced sending unit, I cosidered changing the pump, but it doesnt make sense to me that it would be a bad pump...wouldnt the problem be the opposite? the pressure would be worse when the truck was cold? and get better as the oil heated up, and thinned out, making it easier to pump?...even at low rpms it pumps fine cold......so are you guys saying its just since the idiot before me tortured this engine, some of the clearances have gotten bigger, and outside of a new engine there is nothing I can do to fix it?........
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Ive got this same problem in my 97 1500 ram driving me absolutely insane. I recently replaced intake manifold gaskets and plenum since my accel was bad oil pressure was bad, and I had oil disapearing...the plenum was blown to bits, and probably had been for quite a while, the accel is better now, and Im not using oil anymore, but the pressure is still bad at operating temp when I come to a stop....hit the gas it comes right back up...Ive changed several times, used 20w 50, ran several cans of sludge cleaner through it, replaced sending unit, I cosidered changing the pump, but it doesnt make sense to me that it would be a bad pump...wouldnt the problem be the opposite? the pressure would be worse when the truck was cold? and get better as the oil heated up, and thinned out, making it easier to pump?...even at low rpms it pumps fine cold......so are you guys saying its just since the idiot before me tortured this engine, some of the clearances have gotten bigger, and outside of a new engine there is nothing I can do to fix it?........
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low oil pressure
Hi am kinda new to this. i recently bought a 97 dodge dakota 3.9 v6. The oil pressure gauge started droping so i changed the oil pump and the oil filter. cut it on and still low oil pressure. So next i removed the sending unit and put a manual pressure guage(0-100psi) and it read 6-7 psi on idle and 60 at 300rpm. According to the manual that is normal pressure so does that mean my sending unit is bad or could it be something else?
o and my check gauges light is on.
o and my check gauges light is on.
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