Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L - Oil Pressure issue

[Mopar1973Man]

Ok gang. 

 

Put a bit of effort into the mini-van and every time I went to town and stopped anywhere the oil light would come on and chime. I ordered a cheap $20 NAPA oil pressure switch for the light. When I got under to look at the oil filter and the oil pressure switch the switch had been leaking and dropping down the lower radiator hose. After fighting that red lock tab to get it unlocked and remove the plug. You can see the oil been leaking out of the switch inside the plug. Now installed the oil pressure switch and not seen the oil light all day. Yes the light comes on for a bulb check still at start up. 

 

Now I dug even deeper and considered if this didn't fix the problem I would get a oil pump rebuild kit and rebuild the oil pump. While the pan was down I could even do all the main bearings and con-rod bearings. I found bearing kits for cheap. The best part there is nothing in the way of the pan so you could do that job super easy. But since the oil pressure switch was the answer no need to go that far now. 

 

I do need to do a few other things. Find a few used tires for the mini-van and fresh windshield without cracks in it. 

 

Other than that its a nice little mini-van it drive pretty good even on ice with wore out tires. That front wheel drive does really well. Now I'm thinking I need to name this little "beater with heater" as someone pointed out. 

[Doubletrouble]

The Mopar1973Van?

Beauty? (Then you'd have beauty & the beast)

Glad to hear it was an easy fix! 

49 minutes ago, Mopar1973Man said:

beater with heater" as someone pointed out. 

 That would be me 

[Mopar1973Man]

LMAO 

 

I gotta say it's neat little van. Runs good so far. Beaty well it's not beautiful looking. Carpets pretty dirty the back seat are fur covered by dog. Mopar Van to generic. I'm sure it will name it's self soon. I'll do something with it that will be beyond the norm.