i think i broke my oil pressure gauge

[jester1341]

i took my dash apart to clean and change the coloure of the bulbs and replace my boost gauge with my voltmeter

anyway i put it all back together[mostly] to drive to work and about 100ft down the road i notice i'm reading 120LBS oil press. so i quick pull over and shut down.....get out check under the hood.....pull my fill cap off


nothing out of the ordinary so i wait a while and even with the keys out of the IGN the gauge is reading 40LBS......i put it to ACC and still 40.....start her up....sounds fine reds about 70LBS and goes up as i drive


everything seams fine and operates as normal but my gauge will not go lower than 40

on break i take it all apart again and try to hold it down to 0.....pops right back to 40LBS...:squint: WTF

any ideas...other than get a new one....or any ideas what i did??

john

 

[suprahero]

My boost gauge is screwed also, so I bought an aftermarket gauge. I suggest you do the same. Maybe buy a pillar and install new boost gauge as well. Just my two cents worth. Good luck............lol

 

[e90suprat]

The same thing happened to my op gauge when I took the dash apart to install the white gauge faces, only mine just stays on 0lbs. I just got a new gauge and installed it where the cig. lighter was. The only problem with getting a new gauge is the you will need to replace the sender (I think), which is a PIA. Good luck.

 

[jester1341]

well i have a lo tek triple pillar pod and an A`PEXi EL series one mech boost gauge

i have a OP gauge from my 89 parts car i am gonna pop in and see whats up

john

 

[mattjk]

you have to make sure the little metal clip goes into the spring wire. It probably dislocated during the gauge install.

 

[jester1341]

i'll check, has this happened to you? did yours rest at about 40?? i took a look at my other OP gauge and it is at rest at the same point 8(

john

 

[mattjk]

yes, it happened to me before.

 

[jester1341]

i'll go and look at that right now then, my boss just left....hello overtime working on the supie

john

 

[jester1341]

i think i may have found the problem.....it apears the gauge is put together properly, but that the needle has been moved

if i hold the white peice on the back still and move the needle i can adjust 'zero'

this may 'solve' my problem, but makes me want a new OP gauge as this seams very VERY fowlable and cheap..

john