Captain Liberious
New Member
Hi all,
New to the forum and this my first post, so please be gentle with me....
First on the list of many repairs needing carried out on my new 3500s is a faulty oil pressure gauge.
The gauge was temperamental when I first got the car, then for the past couple of weeks seemed to be working quite reliably - although somewhat low oil pressure was giving me some cause for alarm.
Now just yesterday its stopped working entirely, which is irritating because today I've put in some fresh 20w50 and I was hoping to see if this had any improvement on the oil pressure.
I've tested resistance on the sender, and with the engine still warm it was at around 2.5ohms. The sender appears to be new and shiny looking. The connector is nice and tight on it.
I've tried shorting the connector to earth, but gauge doesn't move. With the ignition on, but engine not started, the oil pressure light is on. Once started the light goes off. I've pulled the instrument panel out to check the gauge is connected up and it is, all the wiring back there looks fine.
So I'm suspecting the gauge may be at fault but thought I would see if there were any seasoned P6 veterans on here who might be able to tell me for sure before I go buying a new one.
Thanks guys!
New to the forum and this my first post, so please be gentle with me....
First on the list of many repairs needing carried out on my new 3500s is a faulty oil pressure gauge.
The gauge was temperamental when I first got the car, then for the past couple of weeks seemed to be working quite reliably - although somewhat low oil pressure was giving me some cause for alarm.
Now just yesterday its stopped working entirely, which is irritating because today I've put in some fresh 20w50 and I was hoping to see if this had any improvement on the oil pressure.
I've tested resistance on the sender, and with the engine still warm it was at around 2.5ohms. The sender appears to be new and shiny looking. The connector is nice and tight on it.
I've tried shorting the connector to earth, but gauge doesn't move. With the ignition on, but engine not started, the oil pressure light is on. Once started the light goes off. I've pulled the instrument panel out to check the gauge is connected up and it is, all the wiring back there looks fine.
So I'm suspecting the gauge may be at fault but thought I would see if there were any seasoned P6 veterans on here who might be able to tell me for sure before I go buying a new one.
Thanks guys!