i just bought (on ebay!) a 1988 with a 7.3l
it sounds good, doesn't smoke much even starting up, has (according to odometer) under 100kmiles but there is very little oil pressure according to the oil gauge
i am trying to research the following:
1) how to diagnose if it is actually low pressure, or just the sending unit or gauge
2) if it is low pressure, what are the possible causes: oil pump, filter, oil cooler?, some other clog or just bad engine
i know these may be neophyte questions, but i could use the help (i am new to fords, tho am familiar w/mercedes, VW engines running on vegetable oil)
thanks!
it sounds good, doesn't smoke much even starting up, has (according to odometer) under 100kmiles but there is very little oil pressure according to the oil gauge
i am trying to research the following:
1) how to diagnose if it is actually low pressure, or just the sending unit or gauge
2) if it is low pressure, what are the possible causes: oil pump, filter, oil cooler?, some other clog or just bad engine
i know these may be neophyte questions, but i could use the help (i am new to fords, tho am familiar w/mercedes, VW engines running on vegetable oil)
thanks!