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dakotaracer
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2/24/2004
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I have a 1998 Dakota r/t with a 2000 r/t motor. The oil pressure goes up with the rpms and when at idle it drops all the way down. Is it supposed to do this! Cant remember if my old 98 motor did this!
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ticats
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2004
06:59:06
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Normal.
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97 CC, 5.2, 44RE, 13.98 @ 99.85 (650' elev.)
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Zook1065
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2004
11:27:00
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Does it drop all the way down to zero? If not your fine. I just had a problem with my 99 318 dropping to zero at an idle and had a problem with metal in my oil. I now have a new engine.
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ticats
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2004
12:55:17
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I should drop to the first line at idle ... mine doesn't have a number associated with it. If it drops to where it is with motor shut off, Check Engine Lamp should illuminate.
ticats
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Timberwolf
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2/24/2004
15:07:29
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Spec is above 6lb at idle. If you're over that, you're OK.
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dakotaracer
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2004
17:12:06
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It stops at the line when at idle. My old motor never did that so i just found it odd.
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nate
Dodge Dakota
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2/24/2004
21:25:33
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check the sender
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slider_buck
Dodge Dakota
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2/29/2004
21:22:08
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i just strained my oil on the last oil change and found metal in it also. is there any recalls for this yet. seems like you always hear people talking about this problem. there is a class action lawsuit pending right now about it. just goto http://www.bigclassaction.com/
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chirs
Dodge Dakota
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2/29/2004
23:36:24
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i have a 93 318 two wheel drive single cab do the same thing turn out to be the sender. it would have lots of presure on the highway but like at the stop lite when it was in gear it would go down to nothing but it was the sender very cheap to fix
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dakotaracer
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2004
01:47:56
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It stays in the normal operating lines.
So is this normal or the sender?
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ticats
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2004
15:29:55
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dakotaracer ... i've had that problem where it slowly fluctuates between first (not red) and top center line at both hiway and street speeds. It took me almost a year(of concern) to find the solution.
There is a big, heavy wiring harness which runs across the firewall well below the level of the sending unit. The two wires to the sending unit branch from this harness and are immediately pulled downwards from the weight of this harness. My guess is that there's enough pull on the wires, along with the movement of the engine, to give a loose connection. I raised the wiring harness and zip tied it in place to take the tension off the the connector. It worked for me :-) HTH.
ticats, ontario, canada.
97 Dak CC Sport, 5.2L, 44RE, 4.56 SG, race weight 4,120 lb., 13.98 @ 99.85.
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Nate
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2004
21:30:29
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Just replace the sender first, its cheap and easy to do. Its common for these senders to go from what I have read.
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