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dingy
ok here is the problem I am having or it maybe not a problem at all i put in an aftermarket oil presure guage in my 98 gsx and i don't think its right. it is electronic. the installing of was fairly easy. one wire to 12 v hot off ignition, one wire to ground, one to the new sending unit. ok i have it in my new pod all things checked now start OHHH sh^& i have 5lb at idle and dropping to 1 and at normal running i have 75 lbs of presure and if i get in to it a little 100lbs . then after i got the car warmed up the normal running went to about 60 lbs and idel was 0 lbs and getting in to it is still about 90 lbs. i have no refrence to what is normal oil presure. can some one tell me if this is right or wrong what is the normal presure for these cars or do i have somthing wired wrong please any thoughts will he most helpfull. and if anyone elce has ever put in an autometer oil presure i would like to here the results you have had huh.gif
awdnot2
Sounds about right for an autometer gauge. The oil light does not come while the car is running so you still have oil pressure when the autometer gauge reads 0.

The sending unit will flake out over time from vibration.
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