1996 Ford Mustang oil pressure gauge/lifter

Tiny
TGRIFF68
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  • 1996 FORD MUSTANG
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 115,000 MILES
My 6 cyl engine on my 1996 ford mustang. Has a lifter knocking plus my oil pressure gauge jumps up and down all the time, I don't burn oil, car seems to have lost some power now. Need to know what could be causing this?
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 AT 3:41 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

The lifters are the first thing that will fail if you have a lack of pressure & flow. With the erratic reading, you may have a faulty pressure relief valve. I would get the pressure tested with master gauge first, just to see what is going in.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 AT 9:34 PM

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