'95 dakota oil pressure drops in idle

1995 DODGE DAKOTA
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CHRYSLEROWNER
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I have a '95 dakota V-6 and lately the oil pressure drops and the oil light comes on whenever I am sitting at idle.
I took it to a shop and was told that it was because of worn bushings on the rod going to the oil pump giving the computer the wrong signal and that it would cost $500+ to fix.
I have never heard of this and was wondering if anyone else had either. Also, on the way home, my overdrive dropped out and will not engage. I checked the transmission fluid level and it is full.

Could one problem be causing the other?
Jun 19, 2007 at 3:59 PM
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JUNKYMAGI
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The pressure sensor is at the back of the motor, almost under the firewall. Mine started doing the low pressure thing and also started to leak a little oil. The sending unit had gotten cracked and eventually blew.

Replace the sending unit to fix it.

Before then, you might want to go back to that mechanic with a hidden camera and have him give that excuse again. There's no way a computer can get a signal from a worn bushing on a push rod. The signal actually comes from the sending unit which measures the actual oil pressure and electrically sends that information.
Jun 21, 2007 at 7:57 AM