2001 Jeep Cherokee 2001 Jeep oil pressure drops while idle

2001 JEEP CHEROKEE
149,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JOEJOEY33
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Seems to be running fine, when I'm at a stop light my oil pressure drops to zero, when I accelerate it goes back to normal, however is seems to drop as I slow down, when I pop it in nuetral and rev up the motor it goes back to 40 psi.
Dec 16, 2009 at 10:40 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Is the engine making any type of knocking noises? If not replace the oil pressure switch
Dec 16, 2009 at 12:37 PM
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INSANSK8ER90
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test the oil pressure switch first.... try an oil change these vehicals are notorious for a partialy clogged filter... mine starts droping oil pressure by about 2700 miles for some reason. everytime too.....ive found that using the moble 1 filter makes a big difference too
Dec 17, 2009 at 9:50 AM
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