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Mario Vinny D
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Mario Vinny D asked in Cars & TransportationMaintenance & Repairs · 1 decade ago

Oil gage or oil pump not working?

How can I know if the oil gage or the oil pump is not working.The oil gage start working after five minutes.

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  • THE"IS"
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    possible a bad sending unit

  • Bert from Brandon
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    You should check the oil pressure with a manual guage.

    Then if your electric guage is not right, you can change the sending unit first, then the guage.

    Source(s): Auto tech 25 yrs
  • 1999 Nissan Skyline GTR Vspec
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    the oil pump isnt workin when there is no oil pumped and then your engine will seize it will throw a rod there will be alot of friction and a major loss of performance

  • gravel128
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    If your car was made after 1941 wich it was im sure....you probably have a bad sending unit, hard to reach, but cheap to fix....go to www.partsamerica.com. they"ll have what you need.

    Source(s): 15yr mechanic
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