RickMar
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- 99 Mercury Mountaineer
Hi, Thank you for taking the time to read this thread.
Many of us know of the infamous oil pressure sending units that have spooked many Explore and Mountaineer owners for years when the gauge indicated "Zero" or did other strange things.
Well as usual the leaves "Fall" and the Explorers and Mountaineers start to "Fall" apart. Making us all smiling happy people as we brace the wind, stand in the rain, shiver until our teeth almost fall out while completing our auto repairs makes everything just delightful huh?
Here it is for me. I am traveling down the highway at 75 - 80 MPH for 4+ years I have seen my oil pressure gauge read zero and I could just about put a mark in the road when it will return to normal. This day was different from all those years. At 80 MPH I see "Check Gauge" I look around thinking loe fuel, then I see Zero on my oil pressure gauge, I have seen this many times in the past and know it is the faulty sending unit I never replaced, This time I was WRONG , IT WAS INDICATING THE TRUTH !!
I drove along about 5 miles to my exit and stopped at a light, YEP sounded like the engine was toasted. Parked the vehicle and expected to not hear it run again after it cooled down. To my surprise it started... plenty of oil pressure and the clattering noises stopped completely.
Could anyone explain why my oil pressure would drop and then return to normal? Any information will be appreciated,
Thank you ,
Rick
Many of us know of the infamous oil pressure sending units that have spooked many Explore and Mountaineer owners for years when the gauge indicated "Zero" or did other strange things.
Well as usual the leaves "Fall" and the Explorers and Mountaineers start to "Fall" apart. Making us all smiling happy people as we brace the wind, stand in the rain, shiver until our teeth almost fall out while completing our auto repairs makes everything just delightful huh?
Here it is for me. I am traveling down the highway at 75 - 80 MPH for 4+ years I have seen my oil pressure gauge read zero and I could just about put a mark in the road when it will return to normal. This day was different from all those years. At 80 MPH I see "Check Gauge" I look around thinking loe fuel, then I see Zero on my oil pressure gauge, I have seen this many times in the past and know it is the faulty sending unit I never replaced, This time I was WRONG , IT WAS INDICATING THE TRUTH !!
I drove along about 5 miles to my exit and stopped at a light, YEP sounded like the engine was toasted. Parked the vehicle and expected to not hear it run again after it cooled down. To my surprise it started... plenty of oil pressure and the clattering noises stopped completely.
Could anyone explain why my oil pressure would drop and then return to normal? Any information will be appreciated,
Thank you ,
Rick