Oil pressure jumps
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Oil pressure jumps
I have a strange problem. The oil pressure gauge suddenly peaks from 3 to 6 while the car is idling.
It idles a bit rough still after cleaning the carburettor, but I don't understand why the oil pressure seems to peak.
It peaks for just a second and then back to 3.
Unable to upload the short video I have from it because it was not allowed.
Anyone got some idea why ?
PG
It idles a bit rough still after cleaning the carburettor, but I don't understand why the oil pressure seems to peak.
It peaks for just a second and then back to 3.
Unable to upload the short video I have from it because it was not allowed.
Anyone got some idea why ?
PG
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Re: Oil pressure jumps
An intermittent in the wiring. Also possibly a bad sending unit.
The logic is, if the wire to the sending unit is shorted to ground, the gauge goes to 0; if wire to the sending unit is open (disconnected), it goes to full scale.
The logic is, if the wire to the sending unit is shorted to ground, the gauge goes to 0; if wire to the sending unit is open (disconnected), it goes to full scale.
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Re: Oil pressure jumps
Also, look at the Sending-Unit, to see if it is leaking any Oil.
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