Oil Pressure on the 2.5?

[pokeyYJ]

Hey, I had a pressure sensor go bad on the way to Lava Hot Springs this weekend. It started leaking out the sensor and through the connector, so I got a new sensor from AutoZone and installed it on the side of the road.

But when I started the motor back up the oil pressure is up around 60-75 at speed and close to 40 at idle. The oil level it o.k. and nothing seems to be wrong. Could the sensor be inaccurate? Is there a way to check the oil p.s.i. to verify the sensor reading?

Where is the Jeep 2.5 oil p.s.i normally?

 

[JeepTJ38]

In my jeep (when I had the 2.5) The stock sensor was in the middle when I was running but when I would stop it would dive and the warning buzzer came on. I drove it like that for 3 years and it never did anyhting to the engine. Didn't really answear your question did I.
Maybe you have a bad guage. It is from AutoZone

 

[DGM99TJ]

my 2.5L oil guage reads about the same, around 40 at idle and 60-70 when driving.

 

[pokeyYJ]

Originally posted by DGM99TJ
my 2.5L oil guage reads about the same, around 40 at idle and 60-70 when driving.

Cool, It just made me nervous when I started the motor back up and watched the pressure just climb and climb.

 

[DGM99TJ]

what did your gauge read before it broke and was replaced?

 

[pokeyYJ]

Naw the gauge didn't break, the pressure sensor started leaking. It usually would idle at like 20 and run at like 40.

 

[Fuller]

i had a problem where my gauge would max out and get stuck, i changed that sensor and now i have diffrent readings than before.

the jeep dealership told me it is common to have diffrent readings when you change that sensor