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Brett Sagle
Dodge Dakota
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12/23/2006
23:49:39
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i jsut bought my truck form a guy who ran it back and forth to work everday since it was new in 1998. It has 184000 miles on a 3.9 magnum and time after time my guage tells me that I'm not getting any oil pressure. I was wondering if this is a common problem with this engne? and whatI will have to do to fix it.
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Joe M.
Dodge Dakota
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12/24/2006
14:27:26
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get a mechanical gauge on there and check to see if you really are getting no pressure or if its the sending unit
if your have no oil pressure you obviously dont want to be driving that truck
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raddog
Dodge Dakota
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12/24/2006
16:13:16
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Does the red light come on also(idiot light) I had bad oil pressure but the light wouldn't come on and didn't follow the simple advice of check the sending unit. I changed my oil pump and the problem persisted until I ckecked my sending unit, BINGO!! It's alot simpler. do it first
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Shoe
GenIII
12/24/2006
16:26:33
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I am so scared anymore when I drive my truck that I constantly watch the temp and oil pressure gage. I had a bad problem with a previous truck burning off the oil because it was running to warm.
'97 RC V6, 5spd, soon to be V8, 5spd!
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OBIO3
Dodge Dakota
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12/24/2006
20:20:24
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My experiance tells me it isn't the pump. A worn out pump drops down in oil preasure as the engine warms up and stays down. SLUDGE can cause your problem as can the sending unit. also a pluged or defective oil filter can do this. FRAM FILTERS are the most pron by far. sounds like your guage goes up and down a lot. When down, do you hear any clattering going on? Myself I wouldn't drive it till it's fixed. Engines are pricy.
So many problems .... So little time
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Shoe
GenIII
12/24/2006
21:04:59
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Ditto.
'97 RC V6, 5spd, soon to be V8, 5spd!
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ElmerFudd
GenII
12/25/2006
06:15:48
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Had the same problem, red light came on usually at idle while in gear. It was the sending unit. Had it occur at about 160,000 miles.
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