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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / December 2004oil pressure guage on 300sdl
After replacing the sending unit for my oil pressure guage, it still reads max pressure when I turn the ignition on. Any thoughts? Does this point to a faulty guage in my dash? Thanks! Mmm... have you tried changing your oil filter to see if that is the problem? Tiger i think he is saying with just the key on on it pegs out <motor not on>. sounds to me its grounding out some where. trace the wire as far back as you can the case, minus a few cans! > After replacing the sending unit for my oil pressure guage, it still > reads max pressure when I turn the ignition on. Any thoughts? Does > this point to a faulty guage in my dash? Are you saying you start the car? Or just put the ignition in the running position? If you are starting the car then it being pegged is normal and correct. Marty > After replacing the sending unit for my oil pressure guage, it still > reads max pressure when I turn the ignition on. Any thoughts? Does > this point to a faulty guage in my dash? > > Thanks! this is normal. mine goes to the top when key turned but engine not on. > > After replacing the sending unit for my oil pressure guage, it still > > reads max pressure when I turn the ignition on. Any thoughts? Does [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > this is normal. mine goes to the top when key turned but engine not on. My 83 300SD does the same thing. The problem just started about 1 month ago, until then you turn the key on, 0 press, after starting the press goes to 3 bar. At hot idle it sagged to 1.5 bar. Now it is pegged all the time. I changed oil and filter to no avail. I have a drop-in canister oil filter and didn't think that could be the problem. My thoughts were the 1) sending unit 2) plugged gallery to the sender 3) grounding issue. Keep us informed, I'd like to fix mine too. Doug >> > After replacing the sending unit for my oil pressure guage, it still >> > reads max pressure when I turn the ignition on. Any thoughts? Does [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > the sender 3) grounding issue. Keep us informed, I'd like to fix mine > too. Doug sounds normal to me. it is not normal. it should stay at 0 bar when motor is off key on. once started it will go to 3 bar once warmed up at idle will stay around 1.0 to 1.5 bar depending on the oil used. if it always reads 3 then how would you know if you blew a turbo or cooler line????? the case, minus a few cans! Why make this difficult. Disconnect the wire from the transmitter at the transmitter. If the pressure gauge than goes to max you have a short in the wiring. If the gauge returns to zero with the key on than the transmitter is faulty. Trouble shooting is that simple. Tom > it is not normal. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > the case, minus a few cans! I just now went out to my 1987 300TD to check just how the OP gauge works. With the key off the guage reads 0, with the key on but engine not started the gauge read 3. The gauge works perfectly. I didn't get under the hood to disconnect a wire 'cause it's 1 am, but I suspect that with the key on engine off the guage is going to read 3 whether or not that wire is connected. > Why make this difficult. Disconnect the wire from the transmitter at the > transmitter. If the pressure gauge than goes to max you have a short in the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > the case, minus a few cans! >I just now went out to my 1987 300TD to check just how the OP gauge works. > With the key off the guage reads 0, with the key on but engine not started [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > engine off the guage is going to read 3 whether or not that wire is > connected. yes. normal. on the 2 SDs & the one 240 i have owned they have never read 3 bar with the motor off & key on. could be wrong but i my self like it to rise to 3 bar once the starter is released & motor running. beats a rebuild or wallking the case, minus a few cans! > on the 2 SDs & the one 240 i have owned they have never read 3 bar with > the motor off & key on. sorry. I was wrong. I have checked and mine also stays at 0 when key on and engine off. goes to 3 when engine on and drop to aprox 2 on idle. > could be wrong but i my self like it to rise to 3 bar once the starter > is released & motor running. > > beats a rebuild or wallking > > the case, minus a few cans! Anybody found the solution to this problem yet. I'm still waiting for the answers from the MB gurus. > Anybody found the solution to this problem yet. I'm still waiting for > the answers from the MB gurus. This isn't a problem that requires "gurus" It's a very simple system. unhooking the wire from the sender and grounding it should make the gauge go up and unhooking it should make the gauge go down. If that doesn't work, then the wire is either pinched to ground somewhere, or the gauge itself is toast. Marty |
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