Oil pressure gauge reading

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Was litterly just checking prices for one

Free rental at autozone or orileys. Call them to confirm

 

[Karl]

Hi all.
Exact same problem. Starting it cold, good pressure. When the oil heats up, after about 10 minutes, the gauge falls to zero when I stop at a red, it beeps and the “check gauges” light comes on.

- brought it to dealership, he hooked up a pressure gauge and showed me video of it working fine.

- I’ve had oil changes, still happens.

-I replaced the sender, still happens.

- oil is not leaking anywhere. Dipstick reads the same as it did when I got my last oil change.

Kind of at a loss. Might try heavier oil. Is that bad for the engine?

one guy on Facebook said he had this happen until a “rod bearing spun out and killed his engine”. Scares me but I don’t think that’s the issue.

 

[Boinked]

I swapped mine out about 3-4 times till i found one that would work properly.

One thing I did do that i feel made a difference was use a mopar filter. It seems to like them better.

 

[LittleTankTJ]

I was dealing with this recently. I posted what values I guy from 3 different brand sensors:

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads...always-use-oe-mopar-sensors.27655/post-502219

 

[Tx4md]

Hi, resurrecting this thread to see if anyone has found a fix for this common issue. Ive replaced the sending unit twice with no results and my mechanic is telling me it's " driver" on the gauge itself. He has a guy who takes apart the dash and replaces all the gauge drivers at a cost of around $300. Has anybody heard of this?
Thanks

 

[Boinked]

Hi, resurrecting this thread to see if anyone has found a fix for this common issue. Ive replaced the sending unit twice with no results and my mechanic is telling me it's " driver" on the gauge itself. He has a guy who takes apart the dash and replaces all the gauge drivers at a cost of around $300. Has anybody heard of this?
Thanks

I have seen it done on ford's and chevy and others. But never thought about looking for my jeep.

 

[Moglocker]

I have seen it done on ford's and chevy and others. But never thought about looking for my jeep.

Just put a different dash in it?or an auto meter gauge

 

[williambmac]

Hi, resurrecting this thread to see if anyone has found a fix for this common issue. Ive replaced the sending unit twice with no results and my mechanic is telling me it's " driver" on the gauge itself. He has a guy who takes apart the dash and replaces all the gauge drivers at a cost of around $300. Has anybody heard of this?
Thanks

What year and engine? 90% of the time it's the sending unit, 10% wiring issue.
I've never seen the gauge itself go bad, but that's not to say it isn't possible.

 

[LittleTankTJ]

Hi, resurrecting this thread to see if anyone has found a fix for this common issue. Ive replaced the sending unit twice with no results and my mechanic is telling me it's " driver" on the gauge itself. He has a guy who takes apart the dash and replaces all the gauge drivers at a cost of around $300. Has anybody heard of this?
Thanks

Where did you get the sensor? AutoZone and orielly ones always read zero at warm idle for me after a few months.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Where did you get the sensor? AutoZone and orielly ones always read zero at warm idle for me after a few months.

Avoid the use of store brand sensors.

 

[LittleTankTJ]

Avoid the use of store brand sensors.

That's what I'm trying to say. They're also labeled as "switches" and not sensors usually.