Digital dash question
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Monroe Twp, NJ
Digital dash question
Just replaced the socket and bulb for my water temp Gauge. After all was reinstalled I turned the key and ALL bulbs lit up. Today when I went to drive the car I noticed that the numbers for the oil pressure disappeared.The trip meter works fine but the oil pressure shows nothing. When i shut off the car and turn the key ALL the guages light including the oil pressure. When I start the car the oil pressure starts to register until it hit 11 Pound's and then it goes blank and dark. Is this a circuit problem or a sender switch problem?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Tampa Florida
Just replaced the socket and bulb for my water temp Gauge. After all was reinstalled I turned the key and ALL bulbs lit up. Today when I went to drive the car I noticed that the numbers for the oil pressure disappeared.The trip meter works fine but the oil pressure shows nothing. When i shut off the car and turn the key ALL the guages light including the oil pressure. When I start the car the oil pressure starts to register until it hit 11 Pound's and then it goes blank and dark. Is this a circuit problem or a sender switch problem?
Did the number leds for the pressure work without the back lighting before you installed the new bulb? If so - it sounds like the problem occured after you pulled the dash to change the bulb.... seems like problem may have been self inflicted. You may want to check to see that the connectors are fully seated and that no pins backed out of the connectors.
I've heard other forum members say that there is a connector on the firewall behind the battery which can get "gunk" / build up in the connectors and cause gage cluster problems...this may be worth a look.
Good luck!
