1997 dodge oil light problem
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1997 dodge oil light problem
Hey, my 97' dodge 1500 has this issue that when you get on it the oil light pops on and the pressure gauge drops to zero. When the light isnt on and everything is good it runs are 40 pounds of oil pressure. We just got the oil all cleaned out and a new pump in but that doesnt seem to make a difference. Any ideas what the problem is? Someone was telling me about a rod the runs from the distributor to the oil pump.
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When the oil pressure gauge drops it will sound just fine for a couple minutes then you hear a knock. But when you shut it off and turn it on it will knock a couple seconds then it will quit when the oil gets back up. I just took it in to get it fixed but what they thought was wrong wasnt the problem.
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What did they fix? Could be as easy as low oil level... or a bad sending unit. The fact that it gets noisey though... indicates a bigger problem. I would drop the oil pan, and have a look. Might be the pickup is getting clogged. (higher demand at higher RPM... may not be able to pull enough oil thru a restricted tube.)
Upgrading to a high volume pump may not be a bad idea either. Around a 100 bucks for the whole job, including an oil change.
Upgrading to a high volume pump may not be a bad idea either. Around a 100 bucks for the whole job, including an oil change.
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i checked the oil and its good and they cleaned the oil ways out. Im just thinking that they is a little bit more sludge in there. They put a new oil pump in and it runs 40 pounds all the time. Also i dont think that they tightened down the lifters right. Because now it has a lifter tick and everything else seems fine.
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