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silvercat Prowler Newbie From:dallas, tx, usa |
posted 09-06-2006 09:18 AM
Hey Prowlers, My 2002 silvercat has only 8000 miles but now is having intermittent drops in my oil pressure guage. While driving it will falls to "zero"; then minutes later return to normal....scary! Anyone experience a similar problem? PS - there is plenty of oil in it |
392HEMI POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:The Villages, Fl. |
posted 09-06-2006 09:58 AM
Check the guage but be very careful tightening the fitting. You can actually damage the block. It should be tighened to about 200 INCH POUNDS or 16 foot pounds. I have one that fluxuates from mid point to next to highest point continually, up and down, drives me crazy. Put a test unit on and it is perfectly steady, once warmed up. Think there is some air in the line to the guage mount piece. |
idive POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas USA |
posted 09-06-2006 11:51 AM
Tom Randall had this problem. Replaced the oil sending unit. |
TFischer POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Texas, USA |
posted 09-06-2006 04:38 PM
If you recently had your oil changed, they hit the sending unit and probably knocked it loose (which is located next to the filter). Takes about 10 minutes to change it out - just pick one up from the dealer. T |
WildBill POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:United States of America, USA |
posted 09-06-2006 08:20 PM
Something similar happened to me. I was cruising around one day when I noticed that the oil pressure gauge dropped to zero (actually saw it drop) Thinking that I just coated the highway with oil James Bond style, I immediately went from the hammer lane to the inside lane in order to safely pull onto the shoulder & turn her off so I wouldn't seize the engine. When I did this, the sudden movement caused the oil gauge to jump back up to the normal parameters. I immediately took her into my Prowler Tech & he found that it was an oil sensor Part Number: 1-04707015 Good luck, keep us posted. WildBill |
GenoTex POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Oakfield, WI, USA |
posted 09-06-2006 09:35 PM
Same here...mine went out at Louisville...new part installed in about 30 seconds AFTER I got the right wrench to do it! It's a bigun! |
TLRandall POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:CALDWELL, TX, US |
posted 09-06-2006 09:42 PM
The Tech at Apple Dodge said it gets some moisture inside the plastic housing and cuts off. They are having problems with this design on other models. The replacement will eventually do the same thing. When it dries out, it goes back to working. They claim humidity around here is killing these things. I don't know if he was right, but it makes sense. Mine works most of the time! ------------------ |
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