2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee "car idle oil level drops" Questions

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oil guage drops to near 0 and the check guages light comes on when I am at idle or on a slope at idle. Is this a concern, or dont worry about it It means that your engine is loosing oil pressure, it ...

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idle. oil level is within normal range Low oil pressure at idle can be caused by an engine with worn rod or main bearings due to (usually) high mileage . This however does not mean the engine is still

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...oil pressure problem at idle could be debris or sludge in the oil pump pickup tube, your oil pump coul be failing, or u are losing pressure due to worn bearings in engine. worn cam bearings possibly. ...

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...the pressure varies (drops) at engine idle, perhaps your pressure bypass is defective, or perhaps the oil pump is worn. Testing with a known good pressure gauge should lead you in the right

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...Idle and there is some oil leaking Low oil pressure can and will destroy your engine. Check the oil level. If it's full or just a little low (1quart or little lower) then you have a serious problem ...

...oil pressure gague came on and pressure dropped to zero. This occured at idle. Whe I resumed driving, the pressure went back to 20lbs. The manual said 17 to 20 is normal in city driving and as low as ...

idle the oil pressure gauge drops to zero, activating my check gauges light. I check the oil level and it is good. I do not see any apparent leaks under the engine. The engine doesn't make any

...oil pressure is 20 at idle and sometimes drops to 0. It stays at 40 while driving and it runs fine, no loss of power, Oil level is fine, no knocking noises. Chances are that the sending unit has a ...

...oil level and make sure u are not low on oil, if u are within the safe cross hatch area of the oil dipstick then u need to have a shop look at this ASAP, if your oi pump is failing then u can destroy ...

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oil level and top up as necessary. If the oil pressure is at 0 , then it would very quickly sieze the engine, that not being the case, it sounds like you need to replace the oil pressure switch/sensor

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