Evening all. I searched quite a bit, but maybe my wording (or spelling of gage/gauge messed it up). I’ve got a ‘96 LX450 that I swapped a previously well running ‘97 1FZ into.
Still runs well but the oil pressure gauge is weird. I know they’re not the best but this one is throwing me off.
When I turn the key to ‘on’ but don’t start it, the oil pressure goes almost all the way up and just sits there. Then, when I start it, it gradually falls to almost zero. There is definitely oil flow into the valve train. Wondering if this is a sign that the gauge is bad. My ‘94 gauge does not move off of zero with the key in the ‘on’ position. It starts, then climbs.
I’ve run this engine long enough to get the engine almost up to temp (idling and adjusting the throttle cable to get a normal idle), so no way it doesn’t have pressure, or it would’ve had some problems.
Any thoughts? Thank you all.
Still runs well but the oil pressure gauge is weird. I know they’re not the best but this one is throwing me off.
When I turn the key to ‘on’ but don’t start it, the oil pressure goes almost all the way up and just sits there. Then, when I start it, it gradually falls to almost zero. There is definitely oil flow into the valve train. Wondering if this is a sign that the gauge is bad. My ‘94 gauge does not move off of zero with the key in the ‘on’ position. It starts, then climbs.
I’ve run this engine long enough to get the engine almost up to temp (idling and adjusting the throttle cable to get a normal idle), so no way it doesn’t have pressure, or it would’ve had some problems.
Any thoughts? Thank you all.