SPONSORED LINKS

Does oil pump still work even if pressure switch no good?

Tiny
JSLICKE
  • MEMBER
  • PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
My 1990 bonne on cold start the oil pressure is great, once she heats up the pressure drop to nothing & the "check oil light comes up. Now there is oil in the engine, no leaks, & this started happening right after I did an oil change. I was told by a few people I know that work on their oww cars that its the oil pressure switch & that the car is still pumping oil through the engine even though that light is on(I should note also the car never overheats, sounds fine & I drive her for at least another 30 miles before I park her & still she runs great!) I cant afford to get her fixed for about another week, is she still ok to drive?
SPONSORED LINKS
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 AT 5:38 PM

1 Reply

Tiny
MIKE H R
  • MECHANIC
  • 3,094 POSTS
If it did not have any oil pressure you would have know about it a while after running it. Check the connection where the oil pressure sending unit is and see if it is loose. If not then I would replace the sending unit. If you hear anything as a tap or any noise comming from the engine I would shut it off. With the guage going up in the morning means there is some pressure, you should get it checked out.
SPONSORED LINKS
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 AT 6:25 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Oil Pump Replace/Remove Content

VIEW MORE

Sponsored links