Q: Oil pressure switch was just changed in a 1997 Cherolet Astro Van, the pressure gauge has always read around 40, now reads 80. The

asked by on September 14, 2017

Oil change done before that and overfilled, not going back there. Is there an adjustment on that?
My car has an automatic transmission.

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