2000 Ford Explorer GAGES

Tiny
JENNIFERHART5
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  • 2000 FORD EXPLORER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 120,345 MILES
MY CHECK GAGE LIGHTS COMES ON AND MY OIL GAGE AND HOT AND COOL GAGES GOES TO 0. THE OIL LIGHT SHAKES A LITTLE BEFORE IT DROPS. Car has oil and coolant.
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 AT 5:51 PM

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Tiny
KERENSELF
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Hi Jennifer.

There are separate sending units (or sensors) for both of these gauges. If the temp gauge NEVER goes up from 0, I would suspect that the sending unit is bad or has lost connection. Similarly with the oil pressure sending unit - If it stays bottomed out, we either have absolutely no oil pressure, or the sensor is just not working. There is also a possibility that it is a wiring issue.
If you want to attempt to repair this yourself, I would start by getting a repair manual. Haynes and Chiltons are the most common. If you have to replace both sending units, I would estimate the temp switch to be around $15 and the oil switch $25-30?
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Monday, October 13th, 2008 AT 10:42 PM

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