Oil Gauge problem

[JOEA2]

While driving today, I looked at the Oil Gauge and 0! I tap the Gauge and it shoots up to about 40. It didn't move after that(not normal). I shut it down and it went to 0. Restarted it and nothing until I tapped it again. Is there a Low Pressure Light and is it independent of the Gauge?

Joe

 

[tmcphail]

There is a sending unit for the gauge that fail some times. You can unplug it and see if that has any net effect on the gauge

 

[JOEA2]

I took it to the Dealer this morning. I got good news, the pump is working. I also got bad news, after 2 1/2 hours of troubleshooting, I need a new gauge for $1,590.

Joe

 

[HHGT]

I took it to the Dealer this morning. I got good news, the pump is working. I also got bad news, after 2 1/2 hours of troubleshooting, I need a new gauge for $1,590.

Joe

Unless it is under warranty. I would not fix it yet....Likely hood of oil related failure is minimal unless you race it.

 

[Kayvan]

in Manual it states 'Check Gage" is lit when:

-Gas tank is low
-Coolant low
-Oil Low
-Battery Low

As an aside, I once saw a Mangusta that had a 3 guage autometer (oil temp, pressure, water) pack in engine bay bolted to rail. Worst case, for $50 thats what I would do.

 

[JOEA2]

From memory in Manual it states 'Check Gage" is lit when:

-Gas tank is low
-Coolant low
-Oil Low?

We have an Oil Pressure gauge. In my case the needle was stuck at about 5psi, so there was no light.

 

[Kayvan]

The Mangusta did as well (6 sub-guages actually on dash), but guess the owner didnt want to repair/replace it.

 

[twobjshelbys]

Hmmm, another gauge failure. I'm starting to get paranoid and I don't even own one yet Has it been verified to be the gauge itself or the controller?

I'm curios if this is a gauge controller-to-gauge communication problem. One way would be to disconnect the gauge from the controller and reattach it. Another might be to disconnect the battery for a while. Put the battery on a charger to fully charge while disconnected, then reconnect.

(Just trying to help diagnose and it might save you a few bucks.)

 

[Neilda]

I need a new gauge for $1,590.

Crazy money for something that I imagine would not be expensive to produce for most cars..........

 

[tmcphail]

If you want a new gauge for a third of that price PM me.

 

[JOEA2]

If you want a new gauge for a third of that price PM me.

The Gauge is $500+ the rest is labor including diagnostics.

 

[Fubar]

Anybody have some failed gauges laying around that I can have dismantled and tested? They would likely be reassembled and working when returned but no promises.

 

[JOEA2]

You can have mine, when they replace it.

 

[Kayvan]

Cant the folks that made the custom boost guages here, make this? I think at one point there was a dual needle Oil Temp & pressure guage in the works

 

[MTV8]

Would be curious to know if the car was on the original Optima battery and if a charger was used on a regular basis.

 

[twobjshelbys]

Anybody have some failed gauges laying around that I can have dismantled and tested? They would likely be reassembled and working when returned but no promises.

It would be interesting to see a failed one. My guess is the gauge itself is pretty dumb. The gauge controller unit does all the work and the gauge itself is probably a PWM-driven digital-analog converter. What would be interesting to see is a scope on the connection from the controller to the gauge in both working and non-working conditions. If the signal is still going to the gauge then the interesting condition is whatever is taking the gauges out.

 

[fjpikul]

Fubar, Aggie may still have my failed gas gauge from last years rally. It was left there by mistake. You might give him a call. If it's still available, it's yours to tear apart. Frank

 

[JOEA2]

After diagnosing the problem with the gauge, I took my car in for NYS inspection. The machine said "NO RECORD" for all the readings. I imaging they cleared the memory when they were working with the computer.
Does anyone know what it takes to rebuild the Records? I drove 300 miles in two days and still "NO RECORD"!

 

[Mullet]

My oil gauge was acting up the other day too.

 

[tmcphail]

You just need to complete the OBD2 drive cycle I would imagine.