Dozer
22nd April 2012, 09:52 PM
G'Day
Wondering if someone can help me out a bit here. Today while out and about i noticed my oil warning light come on and the pressure needle was just under the top mark on the guage. This is about two to three notches above where she would normally sit.
I turned the rig off asap and waited for it to cool down so i could check the water and have a gander at the oil as i was thinking cracked head.
Anyway, it all checked out fine and i noticed the engine temp wasnt over normal so it couldn't be the head causing problems.
I then noticed that the engine oil guage was reading the same level when i turned the ignition on to accessories "before physically starting the engine".
Whats the go with that? it not something iv'e looked at before but im thinking it should show no oil pressure until the truck starts up?
This leads me to my next question, if it is a guage or a sender whats the best way to find out which is faulty?
Wondering if someone can help me out a bit here. Today while out and about i noticed my oil warning light come on and the pressure needle was just under the top mark on the guage. This is about two to three notches above where she would normally sit.
I turned the rig off asap and waited for it to cool down so i could check the water and have a gander at the oil as i was thinking cracked head.
Anyway, it all checked out fine and i noticed the engine temp wasnt over normal so it couldn't be the head causing problems.
I then noticed that the engine oil guage was reading the same level when i turned the ignition on to accessories "before physically starting the engine".
Whats the go with that? it not something iv'e looked at before but im thinking it should show no oil pressure until the truck starts up?
This leads me to my next question, if it is a guage or a sender whats the best way to find out which is faulty?