My oil pressure was suddenly dropped or nothing and then pop right back up

Asked by Michaelmoore76 Aug 12, 2016 at 04:09 PM about the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 99 Chevy Suburban and while I'm
driving down the road the world pressure
will be happy and then all the sudden it'll
drop down most the time it drops down
when I hit the brakes then it'll pop right back
up were supposed to run there for a little
while then will drop back down then pop
back up I don't know if it's the oil pump is
going bad or if it's just an electrical problem
with the gauges

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Kelly answered 7 years ago

first of all...its full of oil right...second yes could be a short/loose wire....change the sending unit for starters and check wire..

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