Oil pressure

1995 CHEVROLET CAMARO
194,000 MILES • RWD • AUTOMATIC
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BRIAN K CONNER
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Have a 3.4 l engine and oil is full but when I drive it for a while oil pressure drops low and fluctuates. Fresh oil change too. Help! What could be the cause of this?
Jul 23, 2017 at 1:57 AM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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Could just be a bad sending unit.

Here is another answer I gave a while back.

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1994-ford-thunderbird-oil-pressure-drops-comes

Let us know what you figured out!

The Medic

Jul 23, 2017 at 2:49 AM
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STRAILER
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Here is a diagram of the sensors location (below) you may need to jack the car up first.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/jack-up-and-lift-your-car-safely

and

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

Please let us know what you find.

Cheers, Ken
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Jul 24, 2017 at 12:03 PM
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