1998 Ford Ranger oil pressure

1998 FORD RANGER
130,000 MILES • 3.0L • 6 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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RATCHETJAW
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I drove my truck to town tuck drove fine was returning home wen check engine light came on I had no oil pressure truck is full of oil not leaking any I think it may be the sending unit can the sending unit be messed up by getting water in it?
Mar 6, 2015 at 10:02 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Is there any ticking or knocking from the engine?
Mar 6, 2015 at 10:14 AM
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RATCHETJAW
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not that i can hear truck seems to be running fine i started it up and parked it on flat ground to check the oil and it started fine and sounded fine
Mar 6, 2015 at 10:23 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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It sounds like a bad oil pressure switch. I would replace it and see if that takes care of the problem.
Mar 6, 2015 at 5:02 PM
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