Hi ive got a mechanical oil pressure guage, when I take the car for a reasonably long run the needle sticks around the 1/2 way mark, and wont budge until ive left the car to cool and get cold pressure figures again, it ll stay there even when the car is switched off , any ideas ?
Oil Pressure Guage Sticking
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speedwell1
, Oct 09 2015 01:05 PM
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nicklouse
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Posted 09 October 2015 - 01:09 PM
take the valve out and have a look and clean it and the bore and maybe replace.
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Posted 09 October 2015 - 04:37 PM
Could be dirt in the gauge mechanism causing it to stick.
Not a lot of use if you cannot trust it to give a honest reading, do you also have oil pressure warning light as back-up?
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Posted 10 October 2015 - 10:54 AM
I agree with Carbon. You cannot trust a gauge that is behaving like that. Either repair or replace the gauge you have.
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Posted 10 October 2015 - 07:12 PM
Maybe try bleeding the line first.
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Posted 13 October 2015 - 02:02 PM
Thanks all for your suggestions, turns out there was a kink in the pipe right at the point it joined the fitting in the block, pipe replaced all sorted! Thanks
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