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1998 Chevy Malibu Do I need to chene my oil pump?

1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU
10,500 MILES • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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CEEFOR
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Hi, my car during the process of warming up makes a skipping or a tapping noise, don't know how to explain better. How ever, it was suggested to me that it might be the oil pump, because it takes the car a good 15 to 20 minutes so that the oil gauge registers at 140 psi. Please help!
Apr 11, 2008 at 2:20 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

the first thing you should do is have the oil pressure tested with a master gauge, this swill give a true indication as to the engine oil pressure, do not rely on the dash gauge as they can be quite inaccurate. do this test first and report back your findings.

mark (mhpautos)
Apr 11, 2008 at 8:26 PM
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