I have an '03 Ram, Quad Cab 4x4 with the 4.7L V-8. Whenever I come to a stop, my "Check Gauges" light comes on, the alarm bell rings, and my temperature and oil pressure gauges drop down to zero, then about 2 seconds later they come back on. This happens constantly. I thought maybe I had a bad relay, but there is nothing in the fuse box marked "Gauges". Can anybody give me some insight as to why this is happening and how I can fix it? It's getting real annoying! Lol.

 

Maybe a sending unit.

 

A sending unit? What kind of sending unit? That sounds like an abstract guess. Maybe I should try changing the air in my tire too, huh? I'm looking for help here, not random guesses by people who don't even know how to change their own oil!

 

With an attitude like that I'm sure people will be happy to help you. You catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar.

 

I'm pretty damn sure SLT8 knows his oil changing and Ram facts,
go look at his truck, lol

 

Maybe its the flux capacitor. don't know much but just throwing it out there


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this happened to me before and some how i was low by 4 qts...

 

Apparently you havent been on here much, we tend to treat each other with respect. Your trying to get help, either listen or dont ask. No one says you have to do what he says, but then again no one has to help you...

 

Yeah I coulda responded to him a bit nicer, but c'mon, that was an obvious guess! And I've been on this site plenty and have gotten help from some very knowledgable people. Quite obviously none of you so far have any clue either. And that's fine cause I'm stumped too.

 

I would lean more towards acting like an *** hat isn't gaining you any respect and therefor no one wants to help you, and for just reasons with the bs you are typing.

A sending unit is a viable suggestion, as that is what tells the gauge what to display. Unlikely as it may be that two are going bad simultaneously, it is still a valid suggestion. When you stop or are at low RPM's the oil pressure drops. If your pump is failing it can cause this, or low on oil, or the sensor (AKA sending unit).

Do you have the codes? I know us idiots here and our guesses couldn't possibly think of an error code, but someone with your intellect surely has, and possibly just overlooked posting them for further assistance?