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The wire from the oil pressure gauge tends to come off sometimes.. Last time this happended it seemed to earth out against some part of the electrical system and the gauge now permanently reads full scale. There does seem to be a tiny bit of movement there so i'm thinking the gauge isn't completely ruined.. Is it worth trying to pull the instrument cluster off and physically moving the needle back or..??

The gauges are a wire-wound bimetallic style, very very similar to an ancient smiths gauge in how they work. It'd be worth pulling the gauge and seeing if there was anything obviously burnt or shorted. does it read full scale even with the ignition off?

Yep..

I would say the gauge is screwed, you can replace them.

I have on sitting on my bench at the moment and there is no reason why it won't work.

The gauge is screwed, mine did exactly the same thing as Richo's.

I tried resetting/adjusting the gauge, only to find the moment the engine was started that the gauge went straight back up the top...and stayed there again.

:?

enthuzed wrote:The gauge is screwed, mine did exactly the same thing as Richo's.

I tried resetting/adjusting the gauge, only to find the moment the engine was started that the gauge went straight back up the top...and stayed there again.

:?

I have the same thing but my guage goes back to zero. I thought that I would buy the oil pressue switch. Any ideas where? My local Mitsu dealership could not help. Do Sigmas/Scorpions/Magnas have similar switches?

TIA

I believe the early pajero one fits, part number is MD 092660.