Know Your Dashboard: Oil Gauge

Oil Gauge on a vehicle dashboard

The oil gauge on your vehicle dashboard tells you the pressure of the oil running through your engine.This gauge is always different depending on the temperature of the engine, oil type and weight, outside temperature, working of the engine, and the design of the oil pump in the vehicle.

The lowest oil pressure will be at idle, and the highest oil pressure will be when the engine's RPMs are up.

You should never see the oil pressure below 10 psi. If the oil pressure is low, it means that there is no oil pressure in the engine, so no oil is moving through the engine.

You need to know what zero is on your gauge. The best way is to turn the key on with the engine off and monitor were zero is.

A Dura Max diesel truck will go over 80 when it's cold. That specific oil filter is made to handle more pressure. The gauge pictured above only goes to 80. It all goes back to knowing what is normal on your vehicle.

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ENTER TO WIN Disney On Ice Tickets!

Disney On Ice: Dare To Dream is coming to the Energy Solution Arena March 6 - 10, 2013, and we have your chance to win a family four-pack of tickets!
What you need to know:

• Go to the Enjoy Utah and/or Gines Auto Service Facebook page to enter to win. (Entering on both pages increases your chances of winning!)
• Remember, you always get extra entries for referring friends, so make sure you share the link after submitting your entry!
• Deadline to enter is Monday February 18th 2013 at 11:59pm. Winner will be notified on Tuesday February 19th 2013.
• Family four-pack of tickets are good for the following Disney On Ice performances at the Energy Solutions Arena: Wed. March 6th at 7pm, Thrs. March 7th at 7pm, or Friday March 8th at 3:30pm.
• Winner will be given 4 vouchers that can be redeemed at the box office for tickets on any of the dates listed above.
• Only one entry per person every 24 hour period. 
• The winner will have 24 hours to respond to email notification and claim their prize. If they do not respond within the 24 hour time period, a new winner will be chosen.
• We will not be held responsible for missed email notifications due to junk/spam email settings, loss of internet service, limited access to email, or any other reason why winner may have missed the email notification.

Ticket Information:

• Prices range from $17, $23, $40 (VIP) and $52 (Front Row).*
• Opening Night discount tickets available for only $12 each. (not valid for premium seating)
• All seats are reserved and available from the EnergySolutions Box Office and all SmithTix locations, charge by phone at 801-355-SEAT or 800-888-TIXX and online at www.smithstix.com or www.energysolutionsarena.com.  
• *Tickets may be subject to service charges, facility and handling fees.  
• By using this code, MOM, at checkout readers can receive discounted tickets for the Thursday at 7PM, Friday at 3:30 PM, Saturday at 11:30 AM, Sunday at 1:30PM and 5:30 PM performances, for ticket levels of $23 and $16. 

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Know Your Dashboard Series

Today starts our new blog series on "Know Your Dashboard". Think of your dashboard as your command center.The gauges, lights and devices on your vehicle dashboard are there to monitor how your vehicle is performing, and alert you of a possible problem.

By knowing what all of the readings on your dashboard mean, you can watch for problems and better prevent potentially expensive repairs.

Stay tuned to our blog over the next few weeks as we breakdown each and every part of your dashboard, what the alerts and levels mean, and how to watch for potential problems.

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