'01 Dakota Low Oil Pressure at idle - New engine needed?
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RE: '01 Dakota Low Oil Pressure at idle - New engine needed?
Hey man, I had a 98 3.9 with the same problem. I bet you're using a fram oil filter, am I right? try using a bosch. Frams are the worst filter you can buy next to stp, which coincidentally is made by fram also. 10 to 1 says that fixes the problem. I also switched to full synthetic and that helped as well.
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RE: '01 Dakota Low Oil Pressure at idle - New engine needed?
Mine was doing the same Low oil to NO oil pressure at Idle when warm..Went out and got a Mellen HV pump..Dropped the pan and found.....WORN OUT ROD BEARINGS allowing excess oil to drain away at idle.. caught it just in time.. the fix ( Rod and main bearings and HV pump ) cost me $575.00 (mechanic installed labor included)today and I was happy as all getout that I didn't wait and spin one of those bearings or worse yet- sieze the engine in the middle of nowhere.
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