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This same basic question came up in The Electrical Bay and had to do with the temperature gauge. The answer is if you have a bourdon curl (over the years the term has become a bourdon tube for reasons I don't quite understand) type gauge that is pegged at the maximum it can distort the thing so that it doesn't work any longer or isn't accurate any longer. The curl has to be sensitive enough to measure slight changes. With the temp gauge (which has a closed tube design) the needle will usually just stay at the top of the register if it gets pegged out. With the oil gauge as Jerry said over time it generally just won't be accurate any longer. If you have enough oil pressure, you can ruin it. 0 to 60 gauges are pretty common. If you need to change the color of the face plate, you could use the printable decal I made for the site a few years ago. I think it is stored as a sticky in the Interiors section. I did this for the 0 to 60 gauge. Have it printed by Kinko's or somewhere that has a color laser printer for the best luck. You could have it printed on waterslide decal paper or just on coated paper to which you would add a double sided sticky backing. Either way coat it with clear spray so it will last longer. Good luck!