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For 1990-2009 cars only

Oil Pressure High or Low

Checks

Causes

Oil Pump Assembly

    • Pressure regulator valve stuck
    • Pressure regulator valve spring
    • Rotor guide omitted or misassembled
    • Rotor cracked or broken
    • Reverse boost valve or sleeve stuck, damaged or incorrectly assembled
    • Orifice hole in pressure regulator valve plugged
    • Sticking slide or excessive rotor clearance
    • Pressure relief ball not seated or damaged
    • Porosity in pump cover or body
    • Wrong pump cover
    • Pump faces not flat
    • Excessive rotor clearance

Oil Filter

    • Intake pipe restricted by casting flash
    • Cracks in filter body or intake pipe
    • O-ring seal missing, cut or damaged
    • Wrong grease used on rebuild

Control Valve Body

    • Manual valve scored or damaged
    • Spacer plate or gaskets incorrect, misassembled or damaged
    • Face not flat
    • 2-3 Shift valve stuck
    • Checkballs omitted or misassembled

Pressure Control Solenoid

Damage to pins

Transmission Fluid Pressure Manual Valve Position Switch

    • Contamination
    • Damaged seals

Case

Case to control valve body face not flat

System Voltage

    • 12 volts not supplied to transmission
    • Electrical short (pinched solenoid wire)
    • Solenoid not grounded