Does anyone know if the ECU in a 01 cvpi will cut off the engind if the oil pressure fails?

I was driving along noticed my oil pressure gauge bottomed out, checked it , had oil. Figured the gauge must have broke since after cycling the ignition a few times it returned to normal. AS i continued on my way i herd an odd ticking noise and suddenly the car shut off. whats odd was after it cooled off it started right back up again but with an aweful noise coming from the passenger side valve cover, (figure its the timing chain havent got it open yet). But the oil gague still reads 0 or normal depending on its mood and the car will only run till warm.

 

Cvpi?

 

Crown Vic Police Interceptor....

 

What he said^

 

Honestly, I have no idea about the CV. However, there is no automatic cut off that I am aware of with Mustangs. At least on the years that I am aware of. I had a buddy years (like 20+) ago with a Honda that would do that. We would drive and when it just stopped, we would add a quart and keep going....

 

Guess an idiot light isnt good enough....mow they make the idiot that dont check thier oil walk!

 

I guess the moral of the story is to check your oil on a regular basis.

I check mine every single day first thing in the morning (Or when ever I decide to wake up). All fluids get checked and then I turn on my 4 ways and running lights to make sure all my lights are working. I check the air pressure in the tires usually on the weekends. I am very anal about proper maintenance. I keep a note pad in my console that I log each mileage interval that I changed the oil at. Oil gets changed every 3 months or 3000 miles which ever comes first. If I do a lot of towing with my truck I will change the oil after only 1500 - 2000 miles. I've had it for 3 years and I'm already up to 113k miles. I plan to run this truck well past 250k. Proper maintenance will be the key.

Hurst

 

No need to be rude. It was full of oil as a matter of fact, the problem seemed to be with the oil pressure gague. I was just wondering if there was a safety system attached that would kill the engine if it registered a loss of oil pressure. Now that I've had the time to dig into it, I've found that one of the guides in my timing set seems to be in more pices than it should be. Altho I still haven't had the time to get everything off so I can take a proper look.

 

That blows

 

Indeed, it does explain the ticking, but not the oil pressure or the shut off.