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Title: oil gauge
Post by: minespath on April 11, 2011, 06:07:53 AM

my oil gauge keepdroping out  to 0 hen the im stopped ,as  soon as i  start moving it goes up again ,165000mles on engine ,but well tken care of ,any ideas ?

Title: Re: oil gauge
Post by: easyup on April 11, 2011, 06:44:38 AM

Very common sender problem, cheap to fix but the last one I put on from Autozone is reading way high which is just as bad.  I have tried searching for a quality sender but to no avail.  Most guys have suggested to go to a mechanical and I will as soon as a find a good/clean way to mount the gauge.

Title: Re: oil gauge
Post by: Green97TJ on April 11, 2011, 07:49:43 PM

I had same problem with the one on my 97... Hooked up a mechanical gauge to make sure there wasn't anything wrong. Then got a new sending unit at O'Reilly's  reads the same as the mechanical one...

Title: Re: oil gauge
Post by: frhrwa on April 12, 2011, 10:01:13 PM

I think I'm going to put a manual oil guage in.. mine ususally stays at 40lbs, but going down the hiway, its 60 to 70lbs.. seems high? 

Title: Re: oil gauge
Post by: Jeffy on April 12, 2011, 10:47:37 PM

Quote from: frhrwa on April 12, 2011, 10:01:13 PM

I think I'm going to put a manual oil guage in.. mine ususally stays at 40lbs, but going down the hiway, its 60 to 70lbs.. seems high? 

Idle should be around 40 while moving should be 60-ish.

Title: Re: oil gauge
Post by: easyup on April 12, 2011, 10:53:00 PM

Hey would someone please show a pick where you mounted your gauge?  I can not find a good spot for my TJ.

Title: Re: oil gauge
Post by: sharpxmen on April 12, 2011, 11:08:09 PM

i've seen a TJ dual or triple (can't remember) gauge pod somewhere, i think but not sure it was autometer (or maybe was on ebay). if i find it again i'll let you know.

EDIT:

here's the autometer one:
http://autometer.com/cat_mountsdetail.aspx?vid=395&sid=0&mid=3&pg=1&mdl=98&gw=0

same one for sale at quadratec
http://www.quadratec.com/products/12500_221.htm

and another one pillar mounted
http://www.quadratec.com/products/12500_211.htm

second and third in this one are also TJ i think
http://www.prostreetonline.com/s/gauges_autometer-gauge-works-gauge-pod.asp

Title: Re: oil gauge
Post by: dwtaylorpdx on April 13, 2011, 05:26:04 PM

I've had good luck with NAPA senders.

CLean threads and DONT wrap teflon tape all the way up, just a ring around the center so you still get metal to metal contact when threaded in.

Dave