PeterD Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 well my dad and i just finished swaping engines in my new 82 wagon. the old one was kinda sick so we swaped out for one we pulled out of a parts car we had. our problem with the first one was no oil pressure when it got hot. after swaping the motor out we still don't have oil pressure. the guage on the dash will spike then slowly fall to zero . could this be the pressure sender? dash guage problem? im about to just forget it and install my autometer gauge when i get back cheney. any good ideas? it runs fine. sounds good... what would be the signs of no oil pressure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 If it actually had low/no oil pressure, it would tick, clack and knock like crazy. It's really common for the oil pressure gauges on these cars to read very low, and it generally seems to be related to problems with the pressure sending units. As long as the engine sounds fine, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROGDOR! Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I suspect gauge issues with these cars as well. My RX has had 3 engines in it since I've had it, one of them being brand spanking new. None of them ever read pressure above 45, and every one of them hits zero at idle. I think it's just the gauge. Yeah I know my car is an EA82, but the gauge hardware is very similar. I say go for the mechanical gauge, and if the oil pressure is healthy on it, forget about your factory one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterD Posted October 8, 2005 Author Share Posted October 8, 2005 my dad just got home and looked and we both not say its the guage or sending unit.. thanks for the responses:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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