no oil pressure
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From: COLUMBUS , MISSISSIPPI
no oil pressure
I just bought an 89 formula 350 for $200 and i bought it thinking it just needed the tranny rebuilt.Well after i paid another $200 to get it towed home i cranked it and noticed that when cold the oil pressure is around 30 PSI but after a few minutes it falls to 0.Could there be something wrong with the guage?It does have 148,000 miles so its probably the oil pump.Has anyone else had a false reading from there oil press guage?
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1989 formula 350,blown transmission and no oil pressure,looks like a dog lived in the interior,paint sux,runs like crap,headlights wont work,but i only paid $200 for it.
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1989 formula 350,blown transmission and no oil pressure,looks like a dog lived in the interior,paint sux,runs like crap,headlights wont work,but i only paid $200 for it.
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From: Reno, NV
Car: yep
Engine: uhuh
Transmission: sure does
Pull the sending unit out and install a manual gauge to see what the real oil pressure is.
Could be something as simple as a sending unit (very common) or it could be as extreme as the oil pump screen clogged or pump bad.
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1986 Chevy 3/4 ton pick up
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1995 Kawi ZX6R
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Could be something as simple as a sending unit (very common) or it could be as extreme as the oil pump screen clogged or pump bad.
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ASE Mechanic/Machinist/Smog Tech
1999 NBM Trans Am
1986 Chevy 3/4 ton pick up
1981 corvette
1995 Kawi ZX6R
and 2 POS commuters...
R.I.P. #3
"He can see air"
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