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Low oil pressure or ???

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Old 05-09-2017, 09:34 PM
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Apparently the truck only has 71k, its runs really good but the factory oil pressure gauge would move to the first white line and then stop so I replaced the sensor and it still does the same thing. What else could cause this problem besides faulty components or the unmentionable..
 
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Sorry don't know the Dodge wiring so don't know if there is a ballast resistor/voltage regulator on the instrument circuits
Could be a faulty gauge or connections.
Best check would be a manual gauge to see the actual pressure then see what you need to do
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Old 05-13-2017, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by blackduck
Best check would be a manual gauge to see the actual pressure then see what you need to do
^ This. I threaded a small mech gauge into the top of the oil filter base.
 
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Old 05-13-2017, 01:23 PM
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I got an old mechanical gauge from my buddy, so I installed it at the top of the oil filter housing and the gauge is reading 60 psi at idle
 




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