so i was driving home tonite and i noticed my Oil Press was slammed at 120 PSI. so i drive carefully till i get home (6 miles) and i get my car in the garage and i pop the hood and look on the ground for a massive leak... i see two small puddles about the size of a gatorade bottle top...
Is this serious? why is the guage all the way at 120 psi... my guage moves.. i put it in nuetral and it went to allitle below 120 but thats still high!!
is it ok to drive? i have to drive to work and i am supposed to be making a trip to teh beach this weekend and this is the only car i have to drive....whats going on???
Help please and quick!!
Thanks alot
-Power-

 

definitely not normal - assuming it is 120+ at low revs - get to shop asap.

 

First thing to do is replace the oil sending unit. Its right next to the filter so if its been awhile, do a filter and oil change

That will solve your prob Im 90% sure.

 

i havent had my oil changed that long ago....? should i do it again anyways?
i will try that then if that doesnt work ...
is it ok to drive to the beach and work??

 

I wouldn't drive it if it was still acting like that, better have it fixed while it's not broken bad, cuz if it get's worst well $$$$

 

its basically a safety feature that kinda sux..yea u can drive the car but i would drive as little as possible...its keeping the oil pressure way high because it doesnt kno what %throttle u r at.....oil sending unit is usually the prob...it can get bumped/hit and its done...30 for a new one i think....

 

The senders going out are fairly common and when they do ---it will peg the gage.

Also, if a sender goes out, it will many times leak a little ---hence the oil drops.

I have replaced a least a dozen

 

Thanks alot for the help!

 

BTW ---the sensor is around 60.00

 

^ are they easy to replace?

 

As easy, if not easier, than your oil filter. Put a little Permatex teflon sealer on the threads

 

Take to the shop asap dude before any more major damage to the engine...

 

...or he could take the quality advice he was already given.