dak911

Very light taps, it jumped right up, ............then again...I think I should replace the Gauge, sender and all wiring between the two...anything else (wink)

Imo000

Bahahaha!

DreamCarrera

I'd bet good money that it is a faulty oil pressure gauge sending unit and that it was pure coincidence that the needle jumped when you hit the dash. Observe the gauge on your next few drives and I bet you'll find this to be the case. There are DIY instructions (here and on Renntech?) for changing the sending unit if you are going to do it yourself. IIRC the recommendation is to use a crow's foot wrench to remove and replace the sending unit.

wildbilly32

Sooo, you never did get a warning chime with a notice of "oil pressurel sender failure" in the center gauge information area?? HHHMMM...?

dak911

So I guess replacing 'EVERYTHNG worked.....Nah, probably only a stuck needle...NO PANIC today worked fine...

DreamCarrera

Good luck to you but I'd still bet that the cause is a failing sending unit and you'll experience more problems with the gauge in the coming days. I think one of the symptoms of a failing oil pressure sending unit is that the gauge drops to zero after the engine has been running a few minutes.

Then again, maybe you do, as NuttyProfessor suggested, have the Fonzie touch...

Imo000

In this case the likelihood of a stuck needle or a spotty connection in the cluster is much higher than a failing sending unit. Next time the needs doesn't move and the dash it whacked but nothing happens THEN I would start looking into the sending unit.