oil pressure gauge bouncing around, engine runs a bit rough

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Asked by Fredd76 Aug 01, 2012 at 10:50 PM about the 1996 Ford Explorer

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have changed the oil pressure switch and it still does the jumping around, my truck a  ford explorer sport v6 4.0 the engine at times seems to be running a bit rougher than usual. I have though of everything except replacing the oil pump itself.  Is there anything else that could be causing this, i see no oil leaks and the fluid is full, except of course changing the pump

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hacksaw77864 answered 11 years ago

Have you put a manual gauge on it yet and checked oil pressure? It could be the gauge malfuctioning.

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Fredd76 answered 11 years ago

no not yet, would a failing gauge cause the engine to run rough. I have lost power at times when the gauge bottom out, i was told that it could be oil build up, from the previous owner lack of oil changes. That the screen could be clogged up,

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Cheryl answered 5 years ago

I'm going to change my oil and see what happens next.. I don't drive much, and it's not even been a year. Dumb mechanic failed to put a sticker on it when they did a "complete" change out after my 99 Explorer was in storage for about 2 years. So, we'll see what happens.

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