2000 Chevy Corvette max out oil pressure gauge after oil ch

2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
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PETER.B.CASTILLO
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2000 Chevy Corvette 71000 miles

after changine my oil and filter my oil pressure gauge is pegged out and reads 130 psi some times it drops back down to normal and then back to being maxed out
Dec 16, 2008 at 3:26 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge if normal replace the oil pressure switch if not could be the oil pump pressure relief valve sticking-
Dec 16, 2008 at 3:38 PM
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