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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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My oil gauge and voltmeter don't work y?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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no oil or battery
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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Did the gauges work when you took the car for a test drive?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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The battry works perfectly fine and the oil dipstick measures normal. Just both gauges dont work I'm wondering if they have fuses do they?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 03:49 PM
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And no the gauges never worked but the car is In perfect condition.
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 04:26 PM
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And no the gauges never worked but the car is In perfect condition.
Did you get it private sale? If you got it from a dealership, why the Christ didn't you ask them to fix it?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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It was a private sale ... I've been asking around to c if anyone knows the issue but haven't found an answer
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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take the center console apart and see if its plugged in, since they both dont work
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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I've tried that...failure the funny tthing is the pressure works cuz it always goes in to 120psi always. And never moves unless i turn off the car ..but the voltmeter one doesnt move . I think i need a new oil sending unit but how do I fix the battery one?
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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I've tried that...failure the funny tthing is the pressure works cuz it always goes in to 120psi always. And never moves unless i turn off the car ..but the voltmeter one doesnt move . I think i need a new oil sending unit but how do I fix the battery one?
If the oil pressure gage reads 120 PSI them it may be 120 PSI. 90 percent sure a new sending unit will solve this.

The voltmeter is a bit more complicated. You will need a service manual (free on line). Trace the power, and see if you can determine the failed component.
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Ill definatlu buy a new sending unit and ill check out the voltmeter issue ill post up once this is fixed thanks for feed back :-)
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Old Mar 6, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mttz23
no oil or battery
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 09:00 AM
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Replace both with aftermarket gauges, better looking and performing, and you'll be happier. (The mod bug will bite you soon enough, bite it first)
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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true true but which after market gauges would look good? any ideas?
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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If on a budget, which I am also, I'd go with glowshift. They are relatively lower in price ~$70 for a full sweet electric gauge with peak and low warning and peak recall. I have a boost/vac, oil temp and oil press. gauges from them and they are great. No issues and deff accurate. So glad I didn't spend $200 for defi gauges or w/e
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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those sound cool whered u get urs from? did u buy em online?
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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yeah, they have a website just google Glowshift and their website should pop up as the first one. Forget it off the top of my head.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 10:21 PM
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yea i just oredered the oil psi and the universal mount.. ima order the voltmeter tomorrow cuz i need to but more $ in the bank. do u have a pic of how urs is set up.. i would really like to c how ur setup looks .
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