Why does the oil gauge needle bounce so fast?
The needle actually bounces like I’m hitting bumps, super fast, kinda like a really fast vibration. I’ll take a video with my phone. There’s no way oil pressure could vary that fast, it’s too thick to react like that, but taking no chances. AllOffTopic.com FTW! The one in that Ford went its complete range so fast sometimes that it was a blur.
Why does my oil gauge keep going bad?
If installing a thicker viscosity oil raises the oil pressure, then something major is wrong inside the engine. Besides, modern cars are designed to use very thin oil anyway. Gauge Problem vs Oil Pressure Problem Dashboard gauges do occasionally go bad, but it is very rare.
Why does the oil needle bounce on a dumptruck?
The actual pressure wouldn’t be wildly fluctuating like that. Click to expand… Those were my exact words about a 1997 Ford 460 in a dumptruck. Then the engine had to be replaced. Learned my lesson! Get a mechanical oil pressure gauge on there immediately.
Where do I find the oil pressure gauge?
Locate the oil pressure sending unit on the engine (the parts store can sometimes tell you where it is), remove it and follow the instructions that come with your universal oil pressure gauge to hook it up. Then drive the car and see what the gauge does.
The needle actually bounces like I’m hitting bumps, super fast, kinda like a really fast vibration. I’ll take a video with my phone. There’s no way oil pressure could vary that fast, it’s too thick to react like that, but taking no chances. AllOffTopic.com FTW! The one in that Ford went its complete range so fast sometimes that it was a blur.
If installing a thicker viscosity oil raises the oil pressure, then something major is wrong inside the engine. Besides, modern cars are designed to use very thin oil anyway. Gauge Problem vs Oil Pressure Problem Dashboard gauges do occasionally go bad, but it is very rare.
The actual pressure wouldn’t be wildly fluctuating like that. Click to expand… Those were my exact words about a 1997 Ford 460 in a dumptruck. Then the engine had to be replaced. Learned my lesson! Get a mechanical oil pressure gauge on there immediately.
Locate the oil pressure sending unit on the engine (the parts store can sometimes tell you where it is), remove it and follow the instructions that come with your universal oil pressure gauge to hook it up. Then drive the car and see what the gauge does.