Oil in the engine

1998 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR
177,578 MILES • 5.4L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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KRUNCH100K
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How can you tell when a oil port is clogged in a engine?
Feb 13, 2019 at 10:16 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon again.

When the pick up gets clogged, you will have very low oil pressure and the light may come on at idle.

You would need to do a manual oil pressure test to verify.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/high-or-low-engine-oil-pressure

Roy
Feb 13, 2019 at 1:29 PM
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