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2001 Jeep Cherokee 2001 Jeep oil pressure drops while idle

Tiny
JOEJOEY33
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  • 2001 JEEP CHEROKEE
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 149,000 MILES
Seems to be running fine, when I'm at a stop light my oil pressure drops to zero, when I accelerate it goes back to normal, however is seems to drop as I slow down, when I pop it in nuetral and rev up the motor it goes back to 40 psi.
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 AT 10:40 AM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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  • 75,992 POSTS
Is the engine making any type of knocking noises? If not replace the oil pressure switch
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 AT 12:37 PM
Tiny
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Test the oil pressure switch first. Try an oil change these vehicals are notorious for a partialy clogged filter. Mine starts droping oil pressure by about 2700 miles for some reason. Everytime too. Ive found that using the moble 1 filter makes a big difference too
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009 AT 9:50 AM

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