oil pressure gauge low

jffcross · 03-05-2009, 11:33 AM

in my wifes 95 exp with 4 litre 6 shows the oil pressure low. lower than usual anyway. its at like a quarter when it used to be halfway. i changed the oil and filter and its still kinda low. any thoughts? jeff

*Sams01XplrSprt* · 03-05-2009, 02:46 PM

welcome jff

**BrooklynBay** · 03-05-2009, 06:43 PM

Welcome to this forum! The sending unit could be bad. You could confirm the reading if you have a test guage to connect to where the sending unit is.

KPT · 03-06-2009, 02:07 AM

Probably a bad sender. Its not a real gauge, it should only should half or nothing.

jffcross · 03-06-2009, 12:20 PM

would that be the one in the instument cluster or the one one the engine?

**BrooklynBay** · 03-06-2009, 12:50 PM

The sending unit is on the engine, and the guage is in the instrument cluster.

Bcodd3 · 05-20-2012, 12:52 PM

New here too, needing help with the location of the oil pressure sending unit on my 94 Ranger 4.0 (pushrod) 4x4...PLEASE

bilzy7 · 05-20-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bcodd3

New here too, needing help with the location of the oil pressure sending unit on my 94 Ranger 4.0 (pushrod) 4x4...PLEASE

Look in the drivers side wheel well at the bottom front of engine. There should be wires going into a spot around where water pump is. That's where it was on my 99 OHV Ranger. Idk how different a 94 OHV is.

bilzy7 · 05-20-2012, 01:12 PM

I meant bottom front as in front of the side, not front of engine. It's on the side, just front most part.

**Maniak** · 05-20-2012, 02:55 PM

Drivers side of the engine, towards the front. Pretty much behind the power steering pump.

~Mark

03-05-2009, 11:33 AM	#1
jffcross Wannabe Elite Explorer cheyenne wyoming 95 explorer xlt Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	oil pressure gauge low in my wifes 95 exp with 4 litre 6 shows the oil pressure low. lower than usual anyway. its at like a quarter when it used to be halfway. i changed the oil and filter and its still kinda low. any thoughts? jeff

03-05-2009, 02:46 PM	#2
Sams01XplrSprt Southern Cali Explorer Newport Beach California & Bay Area California 2001 Sport (sold) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 15,633 Vehicle Specs	welcome jff __________________ 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0 sohc engine. Mods include: dual 40 series flowmasters & high flow k&n air filter & removed silencer & yellow fog lights (sold for $1,800) as of 2-26-12

03-05-2009, 06:43 PM	#3
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,681 Vehicle Specs	Welcome to this forum! The sending unit could be bad. You could confirm the reading if you have a test guage to connect to where the sending unit is. __________________ My list of useful threads. My photo gallery. My product reviews. My list of items for sale. Aerostar owners thread. Aerostar parts work in Explorers, Rangers, and Bronco II thread. History of the Aerostar thread. Aerostar Forum. New Members Forum. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Forum.

03-06-2009, 12:20 PM	#5
jffcross Wannabe Elite Explorer cheyenne wyoming 95 explorer xlt Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	sender would that be the one in the instument cluster or the one one the engine?

03-06-2009, 12:50 PM	#6
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,681 Vehicle Specs	The sending unit is on the engine, and the guage is in the instrument cluster. __________________ My list of useful threads. My photo gallery. My product reviews. My list of items for sale. Aerostar owners thread. Aerostar parts work in Explorers, Rangers, and Bronco II thread. History of the Aerostar thread. Aerostar Forum. New Members Forum. Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Forum.

03-06-2009, 02:07 AM	#4
KPT Wannabe Elite Explorer NC '95 XL 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,584 Vehicle Specs	Probably a bad sender. Its not a real gauge, it should only should half or nothing.

05-20-2012, 12:52 PM	#7
Bcodd3 Wannabe Elite Explorer Terre Haute, In. 1994 Ranger 4x4 4.0 Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs	New here too, needing help with the location of the oil pressure sending unit on my 94 Ranger 4.0 (pushrod) 4x4...PLEASE

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bilzy7 Wannabe Elite Explorer MA 98 Explorer XLT Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 187 Vehicle Specs	I meant bottom front as in front of the side, not front of engine. It's on the side, just front most part. __________________ 1998 Explorer XLT 4x4 4.0 SOHC

05-20-2012, 02:55 PM	#10
Maniak Moderator-Stock 91-94 Vail, Arizona 1992 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 10,726 Vehicle Specs	Drivers side of the engine, towards the front. Pretty much behind the power steering pump. ~Mark __________________ Click HERE to see our Explorer Specs