Is Oil Pressure REALLY required? lol

[Pangela]

Driving home from Elko on Sunday, I noticed my oil pressure gauge wasn't at the normal twelve o'clock position of 40. It was at um, 10. As we drove a bit more it headed down to zero, but would jump up and down between 10 and 20 from time to time.

We stopped in Reno, found a Kragen, added oil and it came back up to 40 on wide open at 80-85mph, but if I let off the accelerator it was back down between 0-10. At idle, it had nuttin.

No obvious oil leak. But left it at a friend's in Sac and it's going to a highly recommended shop today to get checked out.

From what I hear, oil pressure is kinda preferred. :bang
(Thanks Natalie for your help, and I promise... I'm NOT hypochondriacking! lmao, is that a word.... who knows, but trust me, if anyone can do it, tis' me.)

 

[Duster 5.9]

from what i understand, this is a common problem and the senders go bad. you do have oil pressure, but the sender is not reading it correctly. i hope this is all it is for you and you don't have any damage. i'll cross my fingers for ya!

 

[Pangela]

I just hung up with my now favorite Diesel Mechanic Ken Imler, who was recommended to me by Nick D'Amico and he said it was a bad sender and I do have oil pressure, so I'm about to have a party! Happy about that. AND... he also fixed my fuel solenoid relay, so I don't have to pop the hood anymore EVERY time I start it and jump up on the tire lol.
Should have him back in a day or two!

 

[PRattenbury]

Whew! Lucky thing it didn't go into limp mode on ya! :aiwebs_015:

 

[Pangela]

lol... Nope he didn't go limp on me. Then again, that's not a problem I've ever had (knock on wood...)

 

[PRattenbury]

That's funny right there.
Lord forgive her for that, and be with the starvin' pygmies in New Guinea....

 

[Pangela]

:hehe: :hehe:

 

[oldsmokey97]

nice one..... sounds good pangela. LMAO!

Lance

 

[DirtyBlonde]

I crawl my arse under your truck in a 7-11 parking lot, burn myself on your crud getting your oil fill cap off and you don't believe me when I tell you those stock gauges are gay.

Thanks, blonde hater. oke:

 

[Pangela]

I crawl my arse under your truck in a 7-11 parking lot, burn myself on your crud getting your oil fill cap off and you don't believe me when I tell you those stock gauges are gay.

Thanks, blonde hater. oke:

Ahem... who got the oil fill cap off? lol...
And I had to leave it at Ken's and make sure, are you serious... Gawd, It could have been my drive line falling out!:bang

 

[snow ram]

I crawl my arse under your truck in a 7-11 parking lot, burn myself on your crud getting your oil fill cap off and you don't believe me when I tell you those stock gauges are gay.

Thanks, blonde hater. oke:

looks like someone should have listened to the boy in south dakota.... i wont point out anyone or mention names though....

 

[Pangela]

Yes. Hi, I'm Angela. It's called "Diesel Hypochondria". Get used to it. Just ask Nat... Seriously, my drive line could have fallen out dude.