I just got a 99 dakota with 89000 miles on it a week ago was running great and was just driving and would not change gears stayed in first n then lost all oil pressure. I drove it for about another 5 min at 30mph can anyone tell what happened and what kind of damage I caused and give me sum advise on what to check 1st

 

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You mean you lost oil pressure for the transmission or the engine? First thing I would do is check the fluid levels and see if you have any stored codes in the PCM. I will be moving your post to the 2nd Gen Dakota section.

 

Thanks for the reply sorry havnt got back in touch have been busy doing alot of research on Dakotas I had dropped the tranny pan n it looked OK so did more research n alot of transmission problems are caused by the tps and also are known for losing oil pressure in engine. I am glad I did some research before spending alot money for things that wouldn't solve problem. I replaced the tps and drained tranny fluid and used a Chrysler tran fluid. Also changed oil n used thicker oil 20w 50 n truck is running great but I do still hear lifters when start up but goes away. I would really recommend anone with a Dakota any year with any shifting issues to try replacing tps and do not use dexron as I researched seemed to fix everyone's issues. Also if have issues with hoding oil pressure use a thicker oil not a permanent fix it will drop again around 3000 miles when u need oil dont bother changing gage sensor or oil pump will not fix problem. I'm so glad didn't spend all the money I thought I was