1996 Jeep Cherokee oil pressure

Tiny
KOUKLA
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  • 1996 JEEP CHEROKEE
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 71,000 MILES
My Jeep cherokee ltd 4.0l automatic has in the last 2 days started to not run as smoothly as normal. I noticed today that whilst idling at traffic lights etc that the oil pressure drops. On acceleration it does come back up, but will drop again when you slow down or become stationary again. It feels like it's not ticking over smoothly.
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 AT 2:16 PM

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Tiny
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The oil pressure will drop when the oil gets hot, does in mine, anyway. Speaking of oil, how's the level? In the safe range? When was the last oil change? Is the crankcase TOO full? Not full enough? Too full will cause "aeration", oil won't flow, make jeep run like doo-doo. If the Oil issue is ok, then other possible causes will need to be addressed - Tune up, fuel filter change, etc. Since you're the "on-site" contact, you'll have to provide the info as to what yu are seeing, the more detail, the better!
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 AT 5:33 PM

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