Lost oil pressure

[happydave12]

Hi all, my 2003 Ford Explorer Limited 4.6l 4x4 230,000 miles lost oil pressure. I has driven about 5 miles and a red light on the dash (hi temp/lo pressure came on & seconds later the Guage dropped to nothing. Oil level is good, no codes were thrown nor did cel come on.i pulled over right away & had vehicle towed home. Wierd thing is motor vehicle was running great. It doesn't act like a motor that's lost lubrication. Is it possible it's a.sensor.any feedback would be greatly appreciative

 

[RangerX]

I was just reading this thread minutes ago, possibly the same issue? Motorcraft oil pressure switches

 

[94Eddie]

It could be. You could swap out the pressure sending unit to see if that restores the oil pressure reading to the gauge. I would not run it until you do this. Ideally, you should take a mechanical reading of oil pressure to be sure that the oil pump hasn't gone bad. Running the engine with a bad oil pump will destroy it in short order.