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28-01-2009, 07:08 PM
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XR6
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Victoria
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Hi All
Is anyone out there with an oil pressure gauge on their dash eg. fairmont, Ghia, XR etc... finding the reading accurate or all over the place????? Cheers |
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28-01-2009, 07:45 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2008
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I checked mine against a mechanical guage and found it to be dead on.
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28-01-2009, 08:36 PM
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Stroking it...
Join Date: May 2005
Location: The 'butt
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From what I have read, on the AU's the oil pressure is either on or off, and wont give accurate readings of any pressure drops etc For example in my AU no matter how i am driving (hammering it or idle) it always reads the same
Thus why i am looking at putting in a decent electronic gauge
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28-01-2009, 09:19 PM
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XR6
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Victoria
Posts: 114
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Guys
My gauge seems to go up & down with RPM's???? Where does you needle sit when driving??? Cheers |
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29-01-2009, 05:24 PM
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Stroking it...
Join Date: May 2005
Location: The 'butt
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Is it an AUI?
I believe there was a fault with earthing in the AUI's and this caused the described issue, Surely someone else can confirm... Usually AU oil pressure guages dont move, really accurate things... Unless of course there is an isue with the sender etc
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29-01-2009, 06:20 PM
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XR6
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Victoria
Posts: 114
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AU S1 Ghia 4 sure...
Drove home from work tonight in 44 degree heat & about a km from home waiting for the lights. The oil pressure dropped in the red on the gauge & the oil warning light came on... Didn't know what to think as I only changed new oil & filter on Monday???? Any ideas what could be wrong??? Gauge, sender, oil pump, no idea????? Help.....  :
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29-01-2009, 06:00 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Adelaide
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From what I have been told the series 1 AU have a real oil pressure gauge so it should be pretty right but series 2 and 3 have a dummy gauge and it won't give you the actual oil pressure, just a normal reading.
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29-01-2009, 06:31 PM
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Stroking it...
Join Date: May 2005
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What Viscosity oil did you use?
Although it could be the sender, try disconnecting the wire from the sender, and clean any crap off it, otherwise replace the sender, or hook up a mechanical gauge and make sure oil pressure is ok, in which case it is the sender, otherwise could be the pump, not sure how often they die on I6's?
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29-01-2009, 06:42 PM
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XR6
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Victoria
Posts: 114
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Thanks
Castrol Modern engine 10-30w as recommended & a Ryco filter. Where is the sender & oil pump located??? I'll try cleaning the contact on the sender... Cheers |
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29-01-2009, 08:50 PM
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The Monty
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Geelong
Posts: 1,226
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well mine stays between (0-7) i think the guage its and it usnally goes about 3/4 unless i hammer it and it creeps up to 5.
cant help u out with much else haha |
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29-01-2009, 09:24 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Narangba QLD
Posts: 4,338
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ok guys
the series 1 AUs have a REAL oil pressure guage the S2-3 have on or off ones the AU1's have inadequate grounding to the engine block so the sensor reads all wonky somtimes (mine does it usually with the aircon on at the lights) if you run a new big fat cable from the Neg battery terminal to a bolt on the engine block it will be all fixed
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Oil Pressure Gauge inaccurate????
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