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BONGHEAD
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2011
13:46:08
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 Subject: ENGINE OIL PRESSURE
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IS IT OK FOR ME TO PRESS accelerator all the way down as i start the engine in the morning. i live in minassota and i have to floor my truck to start it in the morning cuz its cold. sometimes i hear like a rattle or something almost like someone tapping a hammer? what is the noise? it goes away after the engine is on.
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bonghead
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2011
17:26:55
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does anyone know? the noise seems like it has gotten worse over time i think im not sure. its a 1992 3.9litre. one more thing, after it fires up theres a red oil light that comes on. usually it goes off closer to 5000 rpm or so. when i first fired it up this morning it went to 6000 right after i started to get the light off. and sometimes it comes on when i drive. i thinks its the little red oil container light. sometimes it dies if i dont stay on the gas for like 20 seconds when its cold at 5000 rpm
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BadKid
Dodge Dakota
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12/15/2011
18:15:07
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Sir, your oil pump is shot. Next will be the engine! You do not race a motor when it is cold.
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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12/16/2011
07:15:47
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Appropiate name. DO NOT rev your engine when you first start it.
First off, have you checked the engine oil level lately? That would be the first thing to do. the noise your hearing is most likely metal on metal rubbing/ grinding from lack of lubricant.
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Bob Lincoln
Dodge Dakota
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12/16/2011
08:10:32
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You should never have to touch the gas when starting a fuel-injected vehicle. And you are doing the best job anyone can do of destroying your engine (assuming this is not a joke).
Check fault codes: http://www.allpar.com/fix/codes/index.html
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BONGHEAD
Dodge Dakota
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12/16/2011
11:29:20
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so i need oil pump? where i get the oil pump. i did some research and saw a used one is that ok? i know very little about trucks. the only way to get my truck to start when its cold is to floor it. this guy at the grocery store said its my idle control or something...where is this on engine and can i replace it easily? there arent any codes anywhere what do you mean?
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BONGHEAD2
Dodge Dakota
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12/24/2011
06:59:16
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Idle control is in the gas tank.
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Bob Lincoln
Dodge Dakota
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12/27/2011
08:29:02
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Check fault codes using this procedure:
http://www.allpar.com/fix/codes/index.html
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