My oil pressure guage

Asked by Traiblazer Sep 22, 2020 at 04:42 PM about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My guage exceeds the maximum pressure. It suddenly
went sky high past the maximumark

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FJ4072 answered 4 years ago

Our gauges are junk anyway, check the oil, make sure you put 5w30 in it and not 20 40. If you turn the ignition off, does the needle go back to zero? If no, you need a new stepper motor on the back of the gauge.

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