oil gauge being wierd
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oil gauge being wierd
hey guys,
have a question, my oil level gauge on the dash is acting up, It right now reads that I have almost no oil at all, when I give the truck some gas it shoots up to the quarter way mark, I let the truck sit a bit after I got home and checked the dipstick, oil level is fine, the truck isn't overheating, idles great, sounds great, everything is working as it should, except the gauge was still reading very low, could this be the oil pump? No check engine light is going on, so I can't have the convenience of codes, reset the ECU? I don't know, what do you folks think
have a question, my oil level gauge on the dash is acting up, It right now reads that I have almost no oil at all, when I give the truck some gas it shoots up to the quarter way mark, I let the truck sit a bit after I got home and checked the dipstick, oil level is fine, the truck isn't overheating, idles great, sounds great, everything is working as it should, except the gauge was still reading very low, could this be the oil pump? No check engine light is going on, so I can't have the convenience of codes, reset the ECU? I don't know, what do you folks think
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Well... sometimes it takes more than an hour to get an answer...
First of all, you don't have an oil level gauge on your truck... you have an oil pressure gauge. Since the oil pump is driven by the engine (rpm dependant), the higher the revs, the faster the oil pump turns, and the higher your oil pressure. What your describing is normal.
First of all, you don't have an oil level gauge on your truck... you have an oil pressure gauge. Since the oil pump is driven by the engine (rpm dependant), the higher the revs, the faster the oil pump turns, and the higher your oil pressure. What your describing is normal.
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Well... sometimes it takes more than an hour to get an answer...
First of all, you don't have an oil level gauge on your truck... you have an oil pressure gauge. Since the oil pump is driven by the engine (rpm dependant), the higher the revs, the faster the oil pump turns, and the higher your oil pressure. What your describing is normal.
First of all, you don't have an oil level gauge on your truck... you have an oil pressure gauge. Since the oil pump is driven by the engine (rpm dependant), the higher the revs, the faster the oil pump turns, and the higher your oil pressure. What your describing is normal.
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