Oil pressure waaaay too high ..., happened suddenly |
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Oil pressure waaaay too high ..., happened suddenly |
SirAndy |
Dec 17 2007, 10:46 PM
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this morning, i had to go to a meeting in SF and the car was running fine and all was good.
then, this evening i went to pick up my GF from work and when i started the car, the oil pressure went through the roof. i have the 0-5 gauge and normally the pressure at idle is about ~2 and under full load close to 5. now i'm getting 4-5 at idle and the needle hits the stop under load. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) i checked on the oil cooler and thermostat, both work fine, supply and return line get hot/warm, so the oil is circulating in the lines. they engine sounds normal and i don't see any oil squirting out of the block anywhere. anyone know what could be wrong? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Andy PS: the motor is a '95 3.6L from a 993 ... |
SirAndy |
Dec 19 2007, 07:09 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Mystery solved! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
turns out, i was right about the rain. the sending unit on top of the engine block is exposed to the elements and the moisture from the recent rain storms was shorting out the pressure connector to the engine block. after a day without rain and a nice drive to warm up and dry out things, everything is back to normal ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) now, all i need is to find some sort of rubber boot to cover the sender ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
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