If there was oil in it and you added 5 quarts then it is overfilled.

 

 

Hi all,
I am having low oil pressure when the van is HOT and I come off the Interstates. I have the same gauge as the one in the previous photo and when I'm cruising down the highway I'm just below middle but as I said when I come down from highway speed to a stop sign the low oil pressure light flickers and the gauge drops quite a bit. I had the oil changed twice in the last two days. The first place put in 5w30 but I normally use 10w30 so I had it dumped and put in 10w30 today. The 10w30 is better and I can get the pressure to pop back up if I kick the van in to Neutral when I'm stopped at a light. It's really hot, I'm in Tennessee somewhere...been cruising I-81 South and the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah for the last few days.
Please let me know if I'm doomed to blow an engine as I've been wondering if I am going to end up having to fly home.
Cheers, Steve

 

Sounds like just a bad oil pressure sending unit. That is typical behavior for a bad one. Not an unusual problem either.

 

Perfect, I'll hope for that and hunt down a replacement.

 

I put a replacement sensor in last weekend but it's not nearly hot enough to replicate the problem I was having. The old sensor was seeping oil a touch and slowly making a mess of the bell housing. I guess I'll know if I have a problem next summer.