95 300 6cyl oil pressure problems
02-02-2017, 04:18 PM
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95 300 6cyl oil pressure problems
I have a 1995 F150 with a 300 6 cylinder. I was driving one day and the oil pressure bottomed out. I replaced the oil pump, filter, oil, and pressure switch. Started truck and when the temp went to operating temp the oil pressure dropped again and I haven't been able to get it to read again. I installed a new actual pressure gauge and it also reads zero. Please help. If it was the bearings, wouldn't it have pressure until operating temp?
03-14-2017, 08:47 AM
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yes its the bearings.
What you can do to get some oil pressure is to use 20w50 oil. but that's really a bandaid over the bigger problem.
Take the oil pan back off and check the bearing clearance on each bearing with some plastiguage.
you may simply have a loose bearing cap.
which left unchecked would throw a rod.
Take the oil pan back off and check the bearing clearance on each bearing with some plastiguage.
you may simply have a loose bearing cap.
which left unchecked would throw a rod.
