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P0521 — Oil Pressure Sensor Range / Performance

P0521 is set when the engine control module sees the oil pressure signal moving outside expected range — too high, too low, or not changing as expected with engine RPM. The fault may be the sensor itself, the wiring, or genuine low oil pressure that the sensor is correctly reporting. Because this is the difference between "bad sensor" and "engine bearings starving for oil," P0521 is one of the codes that demands a real diagnosis rather than a parts swap.

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