oil pressure problem

[GREENSUBIE]

i have a 1986 subaru, 4x4 1.8, 4 sp, the problem is the oil pressure sending unit or switch, which ever you call it, i have replaced it with to other used ones, one of them didnt read at all so i tryed the other and it shot the needle to the top, so i figured that one didnt work, so i bought a new one and installed it and the needle once again shot to the top, whats goin on here? can you plz help me?

 

thanks

SS

[HATCHY]

Just a small question! Do you really even need an oil pressure guage?. But it sounds like electrical problem to me. I had that problem on my Mr2. But all I had to do was unplug it and plug it back in.. It was wierd..

[nipper]

i have a 1986 subaru, 4x4 1.8, 4 sp, the problem is the oil pressure sending unit or switch, which ever you call it, i have replaced it with to other used ones, one of them didnt read at all so i tryed the other and it shot the needle to the top, so i figured that one didnt work, so i bought a new one and installed it and the needle once again shot to the top, whats goin on here? can you plz help me?

 

thanks

SS

 

 

When the oil is cold and thick, this is not unusual. I had one on my 1988 it would peg at 80 psi one a winter day when it was cold. the real danger to pegging the gauge is bending the needle on the gauge. If its an electrical gauge this wont happen, on a mechanical gauge it might.

I wouldnt worry about it. What you want to worry about is how low it is. Once the oil warms up you should have normal readings.

And a gauge is better then a light anyday, but using both with a T is even better.

 

nipper

[GeneralDisorder]

Yeah - fairly normal for a cold engine. Especially this time of year.

 

I advocate working guages be installed on ALL EA series soobs. The lack of a guage on my digi-dash 84 wagon caused the destruction of it's engine at a mere 165k. If it had a guage at the time, I would have known it needed a new oil pump.

 

GD