Water temp & Oil pressure Rising and falling in tandem?

KCfire

Registered User
Ok...next question for the knowledgable SC crowd. Most of the time my water temp and oil pressure run what I would consider to be low...between the N & O on the oil pressure guage and usually at the N or the left line on the temp guage. They always stay in the "normal" range but every now and then they both will ride up between the R & M with no rhyme or reason. Doesnt seem to matter if the car is hot or cold as to when it will do this. There is no antifreeze in the oil and no oil in the antifreeze. Is this an electrical glitch or is something going on in my engine? My fan seems to be working just fine as well. Any takers on this one?
 
oil gauge is on/off, not a real gauge. Chances are you are seeing flucuations in voltage, maaybe when the alt. kicks on or something.
 
There is a voltage regulator circuit in the dash cluster that can cause this. I don't know of a fix other than replacing the dash cluster.
 
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