what is happening when your oil gauge goes down to nothing but when you restart iy it clesrs up

Asked by patti1103 Jan 06, 2017 at 03:00 PM about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my check gauges light came on my oil gauge was down to zero had no power in
the engine turned it off and problem cleared right up

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Have you checked the oil to make sure it is correct on the stick? If it is up where it should be you probably have a sending unit going bad. A code reader should be able to tell you this.

If you run the engine out of oil you will destroy the engine. Same thing goes if you loose all oil pressure. Be sure and have this problem checked out as it could cost you a bundle.

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