Oil pressure gauge

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Asked by Bruce May 09, 2018 at 09:36 AM about the 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX RWD

Question type: General

My oil pressure gauge goes down while I'm at a
stop and in reverse
Is it my oil pressure sensor is bad

3 Answers

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First, check your oil level. I the oil level is low, when you turn or go back, inertia pushes it to one side of the engine, when you stop the pump does not pick up enough oil, so pressure does not register on the sending unit. If your oil level is good, then check the pressure sensor sending unit.

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I changed the oil pressure sending unit the gauge is all the way down

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