oil pressure gage question

[Idaho]

...any in put on why my oil pressure gage takes a few minutes to give a read out? almost like it needs to warm up. could be electrical? could be a problem? could be nothing to worry about.

thanks for lookin'

 

[97ranger4x4]

well your oil pressure gauge is just a dummy light. I believe anything over 8psi and it reads dead center. anything below that threshold and it reads 0. This could be a large problem if your not getting any oil pressure. I would check and clean the connectors on the oil pressure sender and go from there.

 

[Idaho]

...thanks. i'll check dat out.

 

[aaron_ariens]

Yeah.
Same with my 01.

As soon as it warms up, the gauge shoots up.
And the Check Gauge goes off.

The oli light only come on for a few seconds after starting, along with all the other lights.

 

[RyanD2]

Had the same issue on my 00. Your better off getting a mechanical after market gauge. They are pretty cheap and easy to install, plus give you a better reading.

Otherwise, you could try the above suggestion, also heard of people swapping out the sender to remedy the issue.

 

[rangerbert]

I had the same problem on my 02 changed the sending unit switch had no problems since. It wasn't very expensive either I think it was less than 15 dollars. Hard part was changing it.