exister99 Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 I've had my Subi for about 2,000 miles. The oil pressure gauge has always fluctuated pretty wildly from near 0 all the way to 75. I know there is some normal fluctuation with accel and decel, but this seems excessive. Do most of you maintain pretty steady oil pressure? Am I about to fry my engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kecksnext Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 My op gauge does the same thing. It usually stays @ zero but every once in awhile it will jump to 75 then back down then back up and on and on. I think mines electrical though , I don't even pay attention to it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All_talk Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Most likely the sender (at the oil pump), mine whent crazy a few weeks ago, scared the crap out of me when it droped to 0 on the freeway. I put in a temporary mechanical one to check things out… pressure is fine, sender is junk (I can see oil seeping out of the electric screw). Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack in Norfolk Posted October 2, 2003 Share Posted October 2, 2003 it probably is a sender or something like that, but I do have oil pressur eproblems with my Jeep. I think I have crud in the oil pan that gets sucked up to the mesh before the oil pump. Right around 3000 miles I start losing oil pressure. When i step on it the ressure drops to near 0 and it sounds like a diesel truck. To cure this for the time being, I pour 2 cans of engine flush in and let it idle for 30 min before I change the oil. It does the trick. This is probably not your problem, but maybe some one can benefit from my temporary solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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