Bad oil pump or lifters?

Asked by Jose4757 Sep 06, 2018 at 01:30 AM about the 1995 Ford Mustang GTS Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 5.0 95 mustang started making a strange noise
and the oil pressure dropped completely could that
be the oil pump or the lifters?

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Lifters operate on oil pressure. Most likely oil pump, clogged oil pickup screen, badly sludged engine or crankshaft bearing failure.

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