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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / August 2005

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CHEVY G20 VAN weird oil readings

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BUCK380 - 15 Aug 2005 07:23 GMT
wondering if anyone knows about the oil guage
reading weird when idleing at a stop. While in drive. never seen anything
like it before, the needle jumps arounds and skips back and forth, then
when rolling it stays where it should.
Peter D. Hipson - 15 Aug 2005 14:36 GMT
You don't say what year, what engine, what transmission, so how can we
guess what is wrong?

Were this my van I'd replace the sender first.

>wondering if anyone knows about the oil guage
>reading weird when idleing at a stop. While in drive. never seen anything
>like it before, the needle jumps arounds and skips back and forth, then
>when rolling it stays where it should.
BUCK380 - 15 Aug 2005 15:32 GMT
sorry, thought all those vans would be similar.
1989 vantura 355 engine. 3/4 ton.
Peter D. Hipson - 15 Aug 2005 22:19 GMT
I'll continue with my suggestion then: either replace the sender, or
install a mechanical gauge for testing.

>sorry, thought all those vans would be similar.
>1989 vantura 355 engine. 3/4 ton.
BUCK380 - 15 Aug 2005 15:37 GMT
the transmission is automatic....thanks for your help!
Mike Romain - 17 Aug 2005 16:34 GMT
You are describing what could be a loose wire on the oil pressure
sender.  I would think it just needs to be pushed on tighter.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

> wondering if anyone knows about the oil guage
> reading weird when idleing at a stop. While in drive. never seen anything
> like it before, the needle jumps arounds and skips back and forth, then
> when rolling it stays where it should.
 
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