Oil Pressure Gauge ... WTF?

[IWANTAGLHNOW]

I recently bought a Dodge omni GLHT. It runs well. I noticed that the oil pressure reads about 1/2 an inch past low. I was like Wtf? that cant be right because the engine is running well and not getting hot at all. So i swapped the gauge and the problem happens again. I changed the oil pressure sensor and it still is the same. What makes this entire thing weird is that I used the gauge from the GLH in my other horizon and it did the same thing. It was about 1/2 inch past low in a car that i know has good oil pressure. I am wondering wtf could be happening because I know i put a good guage in the GLH and it still reads as past low. And i put the GLH original Guage into my horizon and it did the same thing....


Help PLz

[MoparBoyy]

stock gauge is JUNK.. they are not accurate by any means.. go pick up a nice autometer or something with some #'s on it.... i wouln't trust the stock gauge to tell me if the thing even has oil in it.

[15w/ashelby]

oil sending unit. mine used to be like that too. or maybe none of your cars have oil pressure!

[eef mcglikn]

when i bought my shelby.....the oil guage would read lower the faster i went.....and some time act as a tac....

i cleaned wires and now it reads well.....but its gonna go soon for a "good" one...

i ignore the durn thang....but thats no way to live

eef

[IWANTAGLHNOW]

Thanx.... I just discovered the sending unit in the wiring diagram. So ill tear it out of my parts car, the 1988 omni, and she how she does.

Darrell