Low oil pressure on jeep cherokee Laredo
Asked by Christianluvspunkin Apr 22, 2020 at 01:03 AM about the 2000 Jeep Cherokee Classic 4-Door 4WD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
So I have a 2000 jeep Cherokee Laredo 4wd, and the oil
pressure get low while driving it and has been for a while
what can I do to fix this problem engine sounds great just
don't know what I need to do first I've read a lot and there a
lot of different answers I just want to fix this before it
messes up I've heard change oil pump and or the oil
descending unit ? Whatever that is but just wanted to know
if anyone knew a great percent fix fore this
5 Answers
Low oil pressure is usually from a worn engine. You can replace the oil pump and hope that it is worth the expense. If the pressure is just a little low try going one oil grade heavier. At this point you can try to get a few more miles out of the car or move on to another one. Yours is probably not worth fixing.
The oil Sending unit is fairly cheap and you can try replacing it to see if the old one was faulty.
Christianluvspunkin answered 5 years ago
OK so I think I might do both just to be sure...couldn't hurt rite but like what if both of them doesn't fix this problem ?!
First thing to do is check the oil level on the dipstick. If you have too much oil in the engine the oil will foam. This causes a drop in oil pressure because the oil pump is sucking air bubbles instead of liquid oil. If this is the case the drop in pressure will happen when you're driving as opposed to at idle. Hope that helps! Jim
id would change the oil first.... you did not say you if keep up on servicing 0r how long it has been since the last oil/filter change..... ?
