Check gage?

[Reba]

2001 Ranger Edge:

The Check Gage light comes on mostly when first started in the mornings.

The Oil Pressure Gage stays "off" then after a couple of minutes pops to the normal.

Proplem or fix?

I have always run Moble 5-30 Synthetic.

Morning temperatures are not below 30 degrees.

Thank you.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Could be an oil pressure sender going for a dump.

 

[kennykenny]

Hmm, I thought that light was just for low fuel. That is the only time I've ever seen one lit in a ranger or explorer.

 

[Reba]

Location location location

Where on the engine is the oil pressure sending unit?

Thank you.

 

[ShockTherapy]

my 99 4.0L does this too, where's the sender at?

 

[Doofy]

On my '98 Ranger the "check gauge" light comes on with low fuel, high temperature and low oil pressure. I don't know if it also comes on with low battery, but, I would assume so.

 

[firefighter525]

Could be an oil pressure sender going for a dump.

+1 The oil pressure sending unit should be in the front of the motor, drivers side and low on the block, approx. 1-2" above the oil pan.

If its not that, it could be the camshaft synchronizer.

 

[97ranger4x4]

On my '98 Ranger the "check gauge" light comes on with low fuel, high temperature and low oil pressure. I don't know if it also comes on with low battery, but, I would assume so.

Yeh its the same on my 97.

 

[ranger4.0]

It's the sending unit. My truck does the same thing. I put all mechanical guages on mine.

 

[Danger-Ranger96]

mine did it too, the check gage light came on, and the oil pressure gauge would flap violently back and forth, changed the sending unit, it fixed it for 2 days, it started flapping again, but this time it went below the pin that holds the needle when the truck is off..havent fixed it since. oh well LOL