hi, i got a 89 stang 5.0 , i am having a problem. whenm i start up my car my oil psi runs about normals or a little under half way, then when it heats up it jus drops all the wayy bellow zero, if i revvv it it will rise to about 10 psi then drop way below zero again once the revvs go down. my temp gauge is broke its below zeroo so ... that isnt a good combo lol. well i am wondering what u guys think its it, the gauge, the sending unit to the gauge, or the oil pump. is there anyway i can tell if the oil pumps working ect, i am trying to narrow down what it is, or atleast take the best posibile guess before i go buyen stuff ecttt. its drivvving mee coo coo cuz im scared to drive it now, its driven me coo coo. well if u guys could give me some sudjustions ectt, i would apercaite it, or if anyone knows a way i could check what it is or pin point the problem that would be great. thankss guyss ... i am hoping its just bad gauges
mine does the same thing....ive put 2k on it and stil no noises..probably the sending unit....but if you have no oil pressure the motors probably spanked....i know mine is it goes through 3-4qts a week and only has 78k
yeah hook a real mechanical gauge to the sender rod. check your pressure that way. if it still does the same thing you will need and oil pump. might be sludged up because of age
well i replaced the sending unit, that seems to fix the oil presure problem. but does anyone know how to tell if my cars like overheating at all or really bad , for untill i get a temp gauge. i drove it all day today ran fine, but when i hope the hood it seems hot. coolant hose and intake mani is madd hott to the touch. i was jus wondering if theres something i can go by for a couple days tull i get a gauge. kinda worrries me dont got money to fry the engine hahah. well if u get any tips or simptims of overheating posten up i would apperecaite. thanks guy ps soo sryy for the spelling hahha
well i replaced the sending unit, that seems to fix the oil presure problem. but does anyone know how to tell if my cars like overheating at all or really bad , for untill i get a temp gauge. i drove it all day today ran fine, but when i hope the hood it seems hot. coolant hose and intake mani is madd hott to the touch. i was jus wondering if theres something i can go by for a couple days tull i get a gauge. kinda worrries me dont got money to fry the engine hahah. well if u get any tips or simptims of overheating posten up i would apperecaite. thanks guy ps soo sryy for the spelling hahha
-- Edited by jgt8229 at 23:31, 2008-05-29
its a coolant hose with 200 degree coolent in it no shit its gonna be fricken hot if its not bubbling over u will be fine run it
