98 ram quad 5.2L oil pressure drops

External Since: May 14, 2005 Posts: 4

My 98 quadcab recently starting losing oil pressure for about 2-3 seconds,
enough time for the gage cluster to ding twice. After dinging, the gage
goes from 0 back up to 40 lbs. It only does it at a stop at idle (and not
all the time). 81,000 miles. Could it be the pump or sending unit going
bad and how do I tell? Won't do it on highway or when moving. Has
required amount of oil in it and was changed 2 months ago.

External Since: Mar 23, 2004 Posts: 1185

"thinman" <thinman182 RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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> My 98 quadcab recently starting losing oil pressure for about 2-3 seconds,
> enough time for the gage cluster to ding twice. After dinging, the gage
> goes from 0 back up to 40 lbs. It only does it at a stop at idle (and not
> all the time). 81,000 miles. Could it be the pump or sending unit going
> bad and how do I tell? Won't do it on highway or when moving. Has
> required amount of oil in it and was changed 2 months ago.

I'd opt for the sending unit and hope.

Roy