I just bought a 2001 B3000 4x2, and noticed that the oil pressure gauge needle is stuck BELOW its stop. I was worried about the oil pressure when i was driving it home, so i pulled the wire from the pressure sender to see if the check gauges light came on, which it did. So I decided to drive it home. The last owner doesn't know much about the history of the truck, it seems to run well, but a lot of the screws are missing from the dash pieces. I'm wondering if anyone is aware of a scam where people put the needle below the stop to hide bad oil pressure? I'm going to try and find a buddy that has an obdII scanner and see if i can get some oil pressure data. I am hearing the odd squeak of a bad bearing here and there, but I'm not sure if it's just in my head, as it happens infrequently, usually as i'm letting out the clutch. This weekend i hope to get the dash apart and get into the gauge cluster. I know how to get it out, but not sure what it takes to get inside of it. Would anyone bother getting in there to mess with the needles in the first place?
EDIT: cool, after doing some digging i've realized that the oil pressure sender is basically an idiot light, and that the needles flip around often and can be reset quickly and easily with either a magnet, or some wire.
EDIT: cool, after doing some digging i've realized that the oil pressure sender is basically an idiot light, and that the needles flip around often and can be reset quickly and easily with either a magnet, or some wire.