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Old 07-19-2007, 08:28 AM
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So I hit a bump yesterday and hit the chassis and today I hit the same spot except it sparked this time. Finishing my drive to work I noticed that my oil press. was above 120 and at idle its like 115. I got to work and looked under my car to find that I scraped the sway bar and dented the oil pan slightly. The oil cooler lines were fine and no oil is leaking and I still have oil so is it possible that I damaged an oil pick up or something when I hit? any help would be appreciated.
Old 07-19-2007, 05:42 PM
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When you come by tomorrow we will check it out.Didn't you have the same problem before.
Old 07-19-2007, 06:21 PM
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115psi at idle is not good. should be about 14psi.

p.s. watch out for that bump!
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try tapping on the oil gauge. I get the same reading from time to time and after a tap on top of the gauge, the needle drops dramatically to the proper reading.
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Found the problem. The oil pres. sending unit is bad. really quick fix.
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