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Old 08-26-2005, 06:22 PM
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The only thing is that i have to go blind. The oil pressue is so low at idle i just took it to the place i go to when i need some major work done and they dont have a machine to check the pressure for the oil. They said it might be the oil pump switch and i am crossing my fingers that this is the problem. IF not, then i have to crack the bank open and get an oil pump
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its fixed now. the oil pump switch was cracked. Second bonneville i had that did that. This time i was fortunate to save it. The black car needed a heart transplant and it took 2 months to find a donor afterwards, lol!
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so, it was just giving false readings then? or was it actually losing pressure?
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Very good question, you mean the SENSOR? Because we don't have an oil pump switch. And what does it read now? What are your temps?
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yeah, the sensor. the sensor had a crack in it. the oil gage read at 36-40 psi at idle no with the gear in drive and 43psi during normal driving. Before it was at 12-19 psi and 35 psi during driving. If i sat at a light, i would have to put it in nuetral so it would go below 12psi. All whiel the engine was warmed up. The temp is at 205*. I was so happy that it wasnt the oil pump itself :P .
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yeah, the sensor. the sensor had a crack in it. the oil gage read at 36-40 psi at idle no with the gear in drive and 43psi during normal driving. Before it was at 12-19 psi and 35 psi during driving. If i sat at a light, i would have to put it in nuetral so it would go below 12psi. All whiel the engine was warmed up. The temp is at 205*. I was so happy that it wasnt the oil pump itself :P .
so, was it just false reedings, or pressure loss?
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they didnt say. i guess pressure loss by the sensor being cracked.
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they didnt say. i guess pressure loss by the sensor being cracked.
i guess a better question would be were you leaking oil?
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Originally Posted by ssesc93
they didnt say. i guess pressure loss by the sensor being cracked.
You would loose oil if it was a pressure loss at the crack in the sensor. At least that'* how I figure it to work?


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