1998 Chevy S-10 oil pressure

1998 CHEVROLET S-10
225,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DAVIDWEIANT
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My truck oil pressure gauge has started to fluctuate. Oil pressure is steady at idle but when accelerating it drops to 0 and then builds back up. While driving along it fluctuates constantly from 0 to 40.
Feb 4, 2010 at 7:58 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

get the oil pressure tested with a mechanical gauge, your sender or dash gauge may be faulty, the mechanical gauge will give a true reading of actual oil pressure. Normal oil pressure is 56Psi @ 3000 rpm.

mark (mhpautos)
Feb 4, 2010 at 8:58 AM
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