Oil Pressure gauge not working? Or is it?

[94sportX]

Hi, I jsut bought a 94 X 4x4 Sport 2 days ago, and the whole time I figured it had great oil pressure since the gauge was always at the 3/4 mark on the drive home from the dealer. Well, i just noticed today that even when I turn the motor off, the oil pressure doesnt drop, it stays right there at 3/4.
Is this common for Explorers? Is it just the gauge that's broken?
I'm kinda worried, cause now I don't know how my oil pressure is.

 

[jimbo74]

its fine... those guages are a dummy guage... they dont do anything.... if your oil light comes on, then you ar ein trouble....

 

[94sportX]

Wow, thats a relief, thanks! If anyone else has any more input, let me hear it too!

 

[ERIK2173]

My oil gauge doesn't move for about the first 3 minutes I'm driving then it jumps up to about half way up.
I haven't had it fixed, but it is kind of annoying.
It makes my check gage light stay on until it jumps up.

If anyone has a quick fix I'm sure we'd both like to hear it.

 

[Maniak]

Do a search for "fake oil pressure" and you will find a nice long thread about the fake oil pressure gauge on the first Gen X's.. (2nd gens also, but some of them have a version of the dash that can't be modified)


Erik,
I vaugly remember a few threads about oil pressure gauges that didn't move for a few minutes.. I "think" it was a gauge problem, but I'm not positive...

~Mark

 

[GJarrett]

Mine doesn't move for a few minutes when cold and hasn't for the last 30,000 miles or so...... I listen and hear no knock so it's getting the oil, and I quit worrying about it. I don't rev it up high until it reads just in case, though.