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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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Where does your oil pressure needle stop at? On the word NORMAL on the guage mine rides on the N. Is this about average?
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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Mine likes to stay near the first mark before the N, right where the normal scale starts. Just high enough to keep the engine light off most of the time. I've changed the oil pressure sensor and it was better for a while. The gauge isn't very accurate.
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 12:45 AM
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Mine reads straight up TDC. Senders start to read lower as they go. Might want to check actual oil pressure to be sure.
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 01:00 AM
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mine its between R and M most of the time, and my engine has more than 370,000 miles.I been using 10w-40w oil for long time .
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 01:29 AM
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Mine runs right between the R and the M on NORMAL. I have 102,000 miles on my truck.
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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About a week ago mine would ride at the O or R, then I starting leaking oil from guess where! Replaced the sender now she sits on the A all the time.
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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mine sits between M and A. 388,000 km's
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:47 PM
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mine sits between the M and A as well...I am sure that it goes there regardless of what the real pressure is...the gauge doesnt fluctuate at all
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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before i did my oil change it was around the R. after its been sitting at the M and A since.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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put a sensor in the other day and my needle jumped up from N to M. plus found out i had a oil leak from the other one.
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