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Oil pressure Problems! Thinking about selling.
Ok, so i was driving yesterday and my OP dropped and the '!" light came on, i managed to pull into a parking lot and shut the car off. I had it towed home. I have started it up and it read zero OP and then i cleaned the leads to the sender. I started it again and i had pressure, but it was all over the board indipendant of revs. I drove it about 1/5 of a mile around the neighborhood and the pressure dropped to 0 again. I shut it off and pushed it home. The car ran fine the whole time and there were no real sign of problems.
I figure it could be the releif spring or the sender unit. Or, it could be the pump going. If the car was run for a while (1/5 of a mile) with a dieing pump would that be enough to damage the engine? If so whay would i be looking at, mains - rod bearings, pistons, ect. And Last, if the block itself has - or - will gone bad what would my car be worth if i wanted to sell it? 115,000 Miles: New Saches Sport Clutch with 180 miles on it, new Lindsey 3" with 180 Miles on it, GURU chip, 3 Bar FPR, Reliaboost at 13psi, Everything BUT rods, bearings, and pistons replaced within 180 miles. This car just underwent an 8 month replacement process. Balanceshafts, water pump, belts, mounts, ect, ect, ect. I'm just tired of the whole old car thing and until i have more time and money to put into it i just cant do it. I loved that car but now isn't the time. Thanks for all your help. -jamie
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04-17-2005, 09:47 AM
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You need to stick a mechanical gauge on the sender port and check it for sure. You may just have electrical problems.
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Yeah, if the car ran fine, its a sending unit wire problem. I had a similar issue when I got my car back on the road after doing the oil cooler seals. Turned out that on of the wires simply came loose. At first, I freaked out.
Just park the car with your wheels turned all the way to the right - you can reach them without even bothering to jack the car up.
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I already cleaned the contacts this morning. i'm going to put a gauge on it next weekend and see if i have pressure. if it's ok i'll replae the sender. if not i may just sell it.
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It sounds electrical.
Too jumpy.
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1983 Porsche 944 2.5 liter
