Oil pressure goes up and down

Asked by Jennifer Sep 11, 2015 at 05:36 AM about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Only when I stop does this happen

4 Answers

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Possible your pump is starting to go, or some debris in the engine. I'm not a fan of power flushing a car but I think you should have it done, its cheaper then replacing the oil pump.

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it could also be a sending unit how is the oil level . how many miles do you have on it and is it new oil? dose the motor rattle or make noise when it goes down

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I have a 2000 jeep Cherokee and oil pressure will get to ten and drop it has a new pump what else could it be

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