td42 oil pressure

[fatsogq]

gday ive got a 94 4.2d rx does anybody know if oil pressure fluctuation is normal on these motors? somedays it sits just below the 4 on the gauge other days below the 1st marker on the guage,it runs fine doesnt use oil or blow smoke,275k s on the clock,was thinking it might be the oil pressure switch, i take it the switch is next to the two oil filters it has wires going into it? thanks guys

[Burra Boy]

M8, the standard gauge is a joke. I've got a VDO gauge on mine and it shows 7 bar cold, 5 bar hot at revs and 2 bar idling. Meanwhile the standard gauge shows 2bar, no, 1 bar, no, 3 bar, no, 2 bar, no .5 bar.

I ignore the standard gauge. Do yourself a favour and get an aftermarket gauge.

BTW I've got 365000 on my engine...

[Scuber Steve]

Had the problem on a TD42 and found the sender shit its undies!!!!!!!! $50 bucks for a new sender and it sets rock hard at 3/4s. thought about a after market gauge and didn't want to look like like a try hard boy racer with dodgy crap over the dash like some bum sniffers out there!!!!!!!!!!! Only 2L snot boxes need gauges and shit so you now the is a motor in there some were!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[its aford not a nissan]

Had the problem on a TD42 and found the sender shit its undies!!!!!!!! $50 bucks for a new sender and it sets rock hard at 3/4s. thought about a after market gauge and didn't want to look like like a try hard boy racer with dodgy crap over the dash like some bum sniffers out there!!!!!!!!!!! Only 2L snot boxes need gauges and shit so you now the is a motor in there some were!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

where do you get these senders for 50 bucks???

[fatsogq]

thanks fellas i'll go for the vdo guage..

[Scuber Steve]

I got it from carbitz in maroochydore and it was $55 to be exact. Still have the invoice.

[fatsogq]

$130 for the vdo guage and sender for patrol delivered from perth to brisbane, from aisat guages (vdo)

[xenith]

i just watch the oil light gauge not worth shit