After reading various threads I just wanted to get some definitive answers
I've got a 2001 XJ. Low oil pressure at hot idle. I am trying to cover all bases. Tomarrow I will be buying a mechanical gauge to test. With multiple different sending units it constantly dips to danger low and it trips the check gauges message
After reading it seems the consensus is the oil pump does little to nothing for the pressure. And it's more than likely the crank bearings. After confirming no crank in the head and no head gasket leak I'm assuming it's the bearings or pump (guessing the bearings over pump)
It's the original engine with 119k on it. My main question is how do-able is it to change the bearings while the engine is still in? I'm thinking of just doing everything at once because why not... oil pump, bearings, rear main, pan gasket
I'm sure this is the 100th time it's been asked but I still wanted to put it out there
I've got a 2001 XJ. Low oil pressure at hot idle. I am trying to cover all bases. Tomarrow I will be buying a mechanical gauge to test. With multiple different sending units it constantly dips to danger low and it trips the check gauges message
After reading it seems the consensus is the oil pump does little to nothing for the pressure. And it's more than likely the crank bearings. After confirming no crank in the head and no head gasket leak I'm assuming it's the bearings or pump (guessing the bearings over pump)
It's the original engine with 119k on it. My main question is how do-able is it to change the bearings while the engine is still in? I'm thinking of just doing everything at once because why not... oil pump, bearings, rear main, pan gasket
I'm sure this is the 100th time it's been asked but I still wanted to put it out there