2001 Ram 2500 V10 Oil pressure issue
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check your oil bypass valve
Hello all, I have a 8.0L V10. while driving, my oil pressure needle slammed all the way to the right, then to zero triggering the check gauges light, then back to the right. The truck didnt seem to run bad, or different, but the needle was going crazy. After some research, I replaced the oil pressure sensor. Now the needle seems to work correctly, but at idle, goes to zero and triggers the light again. If I throttle it, it will climb, the more throttle the higher it climbs, but if I stop at a stop sign, it goes back down to the "8psi" point I guess you can call it for idle then slams to zero and triggers the light. Could this be an oil pump issues? Any help would be great.
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Hello all, I have a 8.0L V10. while driving, my oil pressure needle slammed all the way to the right, then to zero triggering the check gauges light, then back to the right. The truck didnt seem to run bad, or different, but the needle was going crazy. After some research, I replaced the oil pressure sensor. Now the needle seems to work correctly, but at idle, goes to zero and triggers the light again. If I throttle it, it will climb, the more throttle the higher it climbs, but if I stop at a stop sign, it goes back down to the "8psi" point I guess you can call it for idle then slams to zero and triggers the light. Could this be an oil pump issues? Any help would be great.
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Joined: May 2018
Posts: 2
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From: Arizona
Hello all, I have a 8.0L V10. while driving, my oil pressure needle slammed all the way to the right, then to zero triggering the check gauges light, then back to the right. The truck didnt seem to run bad, or different, but the needle was going crazy. After some research, I replaced the oil pressure sensor. Now the needle seems to work correctly, but at idle, goes to zero and triggers the light again. If I throttle it, it will climb, the more throttle the higher it climbs, but if I stop at a stop sign, it goes back down to the "8psi" point I guess you can call it for idle then slams to zero and triggers the light. Could this be an oil pump issues? Any help would be great.