Dylan292
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- Location
- Burlington WI
- Vehicle Year
- 89'
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Manual
My '89 B2 has a sporadic oil gauge. Normally it stays in the middle, but lately it has been jumping really quick between the middle and below L (low) and into the red. It immediately jumps back into the normal range. I know that the oil pressure gauge is a dummy gauge, but it troubles me.
The truck runs like a top - no knocks, blow by, or leaks.
Probably 332K miles (232K)??
Only lately (on extended freeway drives does the valve train clatter - strangely NOT When the OP Gauge starts to trip... The ticking remains until I shut it off. The next time I start it its fine.
Stopped up oil sump?
Bad oil pump?
I also noticed that the oil is brown only a week after being changed, slight metallic particles in it.
The truck runs like a top - no knocks, blow by, or leaks.
Probably 332K miles (232K)??
Only lately (on extended freeway drives does the valve train clatter - strangely NOT When the OP Gauge starts to trip... The ticking remains until I shut it off. The next time I start it its fine.
Stopped up oil sump?
Bad oil pump?
I also noticed that the oil is brown only a week after being changed, slight metallic particles in it.