96 intrepid oil pressure light

Hello!
The oil light on my 96 intrepid will occasionally come on briefly when at
idle. I noticed that the sender (beside the oil filter) was leaking, so I
replaced it several days ago. I cleaned the connector with some wd-40
before connecting it. However, my wife said that the light 'flickered'
again yesterday when she came to a stop in our driveway. I guess the next
step is to get the pressure checked with a gauge at a shop. Has anyone had
this problem before? Is there something else I can check? This is a 3.5L
engine, so I think the pump is rather hard to get to, behind the cover over
the timing belt, so I'm not to happy about trying to fix it myself. Any
help would be appreciated!

 

I believe there is a TSB on that problem. Also, I saw it discussed a
lot on www.dodgeintrepid.net forums - they have Gen I as well as Gen II
forums - and a fantastic search engine.

Hope you find the answer.

Bill Putney
(to reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with "x")

 

thanks for the reply! I found a lot of useful info on the dodgeintrepid.net
forum you listed. I think I will get a pressure gauge, and test it myself
just for peace of mind. Also, I replaced the sending unit with an
aftermarket one from a popular chain parts store, so I will probably replace
the new one with a genuine chrysler replacement part. (I had a local
mechanic tell me that the new 'aftermarket' part was probably not a good
idea.) thanks again!

cal