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I have a jeep grand cherokee 1999 and when I slow down my ...

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I have a jeep grand cherokee 1999 and when I slow down my oil gauge drops down when I stop it drops to the bottom and the check gauge light comes on. Could that be a sensor?

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1999 Jeep Grand Cheroke 8 Cyl

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January 12 2006 at 9:38 PM (3 hours and 38 minutes and 43 seconds later)
         
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Either the gauge or the sender unit is bad or you have low oil pressure. Make sure your oil is full and check your oil pressure. You will need gauges to do this so you might wanna take it to a mechanic. If your oil pressure drops down too low it could destroy your engine. If your oil pressure is good You probably need a new sender unit. Hope this helps.
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January 13 2006 at 2:29 AM (4 hours and 50 minutes and 27 seconds later)
         
Reply to mike's Post: I checked the oil it is good, but if the sender unit is bad would that damage the engine? Do you have any idea what a sender unit repair would cost?

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January 13 2006 at 7:23 AM (4 hours and 54 minutes and 49 seconds later)
         
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