Oil sending unit Pressure?

[jabberman]

hmm i have a 96 3.8 and just recently replaced the oil sending unit about a week and a half ago, because that thing was leaking out oil when the car was running. So when i was installing the new unit it went all the way but a quarter of an inch to go, the reason i stopped is because it was tightened as hard as i could without messing it up. so i turned on the car to see if it worked and there was no leak. But i Noticed the oil pressure has been idling at around the 90 mark since. is that normal or what?

[ssms5411]

Re: Oil sending unit Pressure?

When I start mine up , it goes up there, try driving it around some, it should go back down to 60 mark or less while crusing, if not it might be a bad unit.

[insaneABOT]

Re: Oil sending unit Pressure?

Usually after you drive the car it will go down. Thats how mine is when i start driving it after a while it goes down to around 40.

[jabberman]

Re: Oil sending unit Pressure?

i wish that was the case but it stays around 90 the whole way. i replaced the new unit this morning and it still doesnt go down! is it bad for it to stay around 90 when i drive it? any suggestions?

[jabberman]

Re: Oil sending unit Pressure?

alright! when i installed the new one it didnt go down but when i drove it a couple of miles on the highway it started to settle around the 60 mark when i came back home!:banana: