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02-22-2021, 11:11 AM
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Oil pressure indication issues
I had posted regarding this issue several months ago with no resolution, so I have done more research and will try again. 1st, I have a single oil pressure "switch" and not a sender. 2nd, I have the Cummins service bulletin that shows the procedure to convert the "sender" to a "switch" and how to reflash the ECU to simply see and indicate (on the dashboard gauge) 55 psi. It also sends a 55 PSI signal to my Silverleaf system. It appears to have been converted, per service bulletin 3377931 after January 2006. Here is the link to the SB. file:///C:/Users/Accounting/Desktop/Oil%20Pressure%20Switch%20Installation.html. To avoid any arguments, I have a switch, not a sender. I have a single switch. No other device is sending OP info to the ECU or gauge. It began as a temporary malfunction, but now, when I turn the ignition on, the OP gauge pegs at max, check engine light. oil light and buzzer all alarm. The op switch is normally closed, so it appears the ECU is looking for an open, rather than closed circuit to indicate the pre-programmed 55 PSI. The error message is "engine oil pressure.....low voltage". Was able to clear the fault code before, but now it throws the code the moment the ignition switch is in the on position, prior to starting. Weather permitting, I hope to install a new pressure switch. I have seen others with this issue, one with the screen name EPP.....Looking for input from those that have had this same issue and found a resolution. Thanks
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02-22-2021, 11:47 AM
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Monaco Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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I would double check the actual actual pressure. On my ISB there is a OP test port just above the the oil filter. I think its a 1/8" plug. Looking at you from the top of the filter mount. When I checked it when I was having pressure problems it was at about 65 psi cold, figured it was because it was so much closed to the oil pump then the sensor/switch.
I also did the SB that changed the sensor 3 wire to the sensor or switch to 2 wire. A few time I have seen it pegged with out even starting the engine. Over time when it happens, I have found to turn the ignition switch on for a few seconds and off for a few seconds, repeating for 4 - 5 times and it seems to clear it. I do not get high OP warning or alarms.
The other thin is there is a OP bypass valve. Easy to take out,
but a pain to get the threads started because of the spring is fighting you. It is also on that filter mount. It's a nut maybe 17 -19 MM. There is a very strong coil spring and a piston that should freely move up and down. I checked mine to make sure there were no burs and it traveled freely. The piston should be able to be pulled out by sticking your finger into it.
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02-22-2021, 12:03 PM
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I was thinking a little more about it. As a 2 wire sensor/switch there is only two states. On or off. But the OP is monitored for three condition, Low, normal, and high. So when its pegged is it a result of it trying to light up a idiot light? So when it is pegged does it representing either a low or high OP???
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Kia Soul pushing a 36' DP Endeavor
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02-22-2021, 01:18 PM
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The change in 2006 was to a single wire "switch" The switch itself it grounded to the block so only one wire is required. Several variations of the problem have occurred, Initially the "gauge" going straight to 55 psi the moment the ignition was in the on position. Then I began getting the pegged gauge, check engine light and flashing oil idiot light on the display panel, along with the same buzzer used to indicate low air pressure. I was able to clear the check engine light with my Silverleaf diagnostics and noted the error engine oil pressure....low voltage. As you stated, the switch has only 2 states...closed or open, so it could not sense a high oil pressure condition, only low. At this point, the ECU throws the code the moment the ignition is on without starting the engine, so high OP cant be the issue. I clear it and it immediately throws another fault code, so the actual OP cant be the issue. I do have a new switch and harness and hope to take advantage of the warm weather to change this week. If that does not solve the issue, I assume Ill attempt to get in touch with Cummins tech support.
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02-22-2021, 02:22 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
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Is this a Cummins ISC engine?
These engines are used in lots of heavy equipment that only requires the Cummins oil pressure sensor. Most coach builders install a second oil pressure sensor for the dash.
Regardless, I would replace it. Many times you can replace them from inside the coach through the hatch.
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02-23-2021, 06:10 AM
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ISL 400. If there were a second "sender" for the dash gauge, how/why would it provide a constant 55 PSI indication, exactly the same as the reflashed ECU sends after the conversion from a sender to a switch mandated by the 2006 SB from Cummins which eliminated the sender and reprogrammed the ECU. This, from the SB conversion from a 3 wire sender to a 1 wire switch. "With the engine running, monitor the engine oil pressure in INSITE™ electronic service tool. If correctly installed, INSITE™ electronic service tool will show 397 kPa [55 psi] plus or minus 7kPa [1 psi]." Here is the link to the SB. file:///C:/Users/Accounting/Desktop/Oil%20Pressure%20Switch%20Installation.html
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02-23-2021, 12:16 PM
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Spoke with Cummins this morning and the "switch" is directly connected to pin 47 of the ecu which was re-flashed during the sensor to switch conversion to send 55 PSI info to any device attached to it, which is why the gauge and silverleaf both show 55. Silverleaf continues to show 55 when the gauge pegs, but given the check engine light it triggered at the same time the gauge pegs, they must be fed by the same source. In fact, resetting the error code momentarily causes the gauge to drop back to 55 PSI so the ECU is driving the gauge.
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02-23-2021, 01:30 PM
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Finally validated.....from Freightliner. "Hi Jim,
Your assumption is correct, FCCC did not add any other oil sending unit on this unit. In addition, can’t speak at all about any Cummins modification as to what it may have changed. In the original gauge, normal range was between 30-65 psi, but again this may not be relevant today after a Cummins modification.
....and from Newmar when I asked if they installed any oil pressure related harware "That actually will be chassis which I believe for you is Freightliner".
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02-25-2021, 11:39 AM
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FWIW, the interface between the engine and instrument panel is far more complex than simply a sensor/sender for a gauge, ecu, etc. There is a vehicle data computer that receives info from the ECU on a 2 wire data buss. The VDC then sends information to the message center (the array of led warning lights) and the gauges. There is NO direct connection between any sender/sensor and and MC or the gauges. I will post a separate thread regarding this for anyone troubleshoot any gauge issue in a similar setup. there are numerous pages of troubleshooting and wiring diagrams will be happy to share with anyone having issues.
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02-27-2021, 06:44 PM
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If you haven't done the upgrade to the 0-55 switch?
The old Oil Sensor 3408428 which Cummins discontinued go to Amazon and search for 4921511. There is no official cross reference for it but it works just like the old one and for $20!! Been running one for 15,000 miles now and no problem!
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02-28-2021, 06:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Damion
If you haven't done the upgrade to the 0-55 switch?
The old Oil Sensor 3408428 which Cummins discontinued go to Amazon and search for 4921511. There is no official cross reference for it but it works just like the old one and for $20!! Been running one for 15,000 miles now and no problem!
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Damion, what engine(s) and model years is 4921511 oil pressure switch replacement for?
I found this Service Bulletin on Cummins QuickServe. The TSB attached but here is summary:
"(3377931) Oil Pressure Switch Installation". "This Service Bulletin provides instructions to install oil pressure switch, Part Number 4076930.
The oil pressure switch and oil pressure switch electrical cable kit will update the oil pressure sensor to an oil pressure switch on ISB, QSB5.9, ISC, QSC8.3, ISL, and, QSL9 engines....
Recalibration of the ECM could possibly be required with this procedure.
ECMs which have the original production calibration code installed will need to be recalibrated. ECMs which have a calibration code installed that came from a May 2002 INCAL™ Calibration CD-ROM, or later, will not require recalibration. If a persistent Fault Code 141 exists, after the pressure switch installation, the ECM must be recalibrated."
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02-28-2021, 07:34 AM
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The SB was accomplished long before I purchased the coach. OP has always indicated 55ish on the gauge and 55 on the Silverleaf VMSpc . I have a new switch ready to install, but fear given how complex the VDC connection are, it may not be that simple.
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02-28-2021, 08:06 AM
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A couple years ago I was working with another IRV2 member with an ISC engine that he just purchased. His symptoms were the engine would not rev up and warning light was on. After some research I suspected it was the oil pressure sender. He took it to a Cummins shop and they ended up changing the sender but the new one was a switch, which required the ECM to be reprogrammed. He only saw 55psi on the gauge after that.
My silverleaf shows actual oil pressure so I don't have a switch, which IMHO is better as with a switch you don't know you have a problem until you have a problem. I had a Ford 460 and I started having oil pressure problems, installed an actual gauge to confirm. It ended up being a failed weld on the oil pickup tube (one of many problems I had and fixed with the Ford engine/chassis) but that's another story!
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03-01-2021, 08:35 AM
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My engine revs fine, but Im unclear if the check engine light has triggered a limp mode as I have not driven it since the issue appeared. Freightliner sent me a great deal of troubleshooting documentation, but none includes the OP gauge/light/check engine fault. The switch modification was done long before we purchase the coach in 2012, and has always indication 55ish on the gauge and exactly 55 on the SilverLeaf monitor. Given silverleaf receives its info directly from the ECU, but the instrument panel info runs thru the Vehicle Data Computer, I tend to think the issue is somewhere in the VDC network. The attached shot is before the issue occurred.
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