Oil Sender Woes?
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Oil Sender Woes?
Hi All,
Have been searchin' and readin' - I think I have diagnosed my problem, but want to check and be sure I don't screw up my car, or underestimate the issues. Here's the deal: around a week ago, my oil pressure gauge pegged at 80. Just sat there and I didn't worry too much. On the way home from sitting a few days at the airport last night, it started bouncing from 80 to 0, and back.
Started getting "Service Vehicle Soon" warnings, "Check Gauges," etc. Got the thing home - seemed to be running just fine besides all the warnings. There are no issues at idle, and when I turn the ignition on, but DON'T start the car, the gauge goes up to maybe 60. I don't think it should.
My assessment from the reading I have done is that this is likely a bad oil sender. Your assessment? If so, can I drive the car (to go get new tires and a replacement oil sender?)
Appreciate views - thanks all!
b.
Have been searchin' and readin' - I think I have diagnosed my problem, but want to check and be sure I don't screw up my car, or underestimate the issues. Here's the deal: around a week ago, my oil pressure gauge pegged at 80. Just sat there and I didn't worry too much. On the way home from sitting a few days at the airport last night, it started bouncing from 80 to 0, and back.
Started getting "Service Vehicle Soon" warnings, "Check Gauges," etc. Got the thing home - seemed to be running just fine besides all the warnings. There are no issues at idle, and when I turn the ignition on, but DON'T start the car, the gauge goes up to maybe 60. I don't think it should.My assessment from the reading I have done is that this is likely a bad oil sender. Your assessment? If so, can I drive the car (to go get new tires and a replacement oil sender?)
Appreciate views - thanks all!
b.
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Hi All,
Have been searchin' and readin' - I think I have diagnosed my problem, but want to check and be sure I don't screw up my car, or underestimate the issues. Here's the deal: around a week ago, my oil pressure gauge pegged at 80. Just sat there and I didn't worry too much. On the way home from sitting a few days at the airport last night, it started bouncing from 80 to 0, and back. Started getting "Service Vehicle Soon" warnings, "Check Gauges," etc. Got the thing home - seemed to be running just fine besides all the warnings. There are no issues at idle, and when I turn the ignition on, but DON'T start the car, the gauge goes up to maybe 60. I don't think it should.
My assessment from the reading I have done is that this is likely a bad oil sender. Your assessment? If so, can I drive the car (to go get new tires and a replacement oil sender?)
Appreciate views - thanks all!
b.
Have been searchin' and readin' - I think I have diagnosed my problem, but want to check and be sure I don't screw up my car, or underestimate the issues. Here's the deal: around a week ago, my oil pressure gauge pegged at 80. Just sat there and I didn't worry too much. On the way home from sitting a few days at the airport last night, it started bouncing from 80 to 0, and back.
Started getting "Service Vehicle Soon" warnings, "Check Gauges," etc. Got the thing home - seemed to be running just fine besides all the warnings. There are no issues at idle, and when I turn the ignition on, but DON'T start the car, the gauge goes up to maybe 60. I don't think it should.My assessment from the reading I have done is that this is likely a bad oil sender. Your assessment? If so, can I drive the car (to go get new tires and a replacement oil sender?)
Appreciate views - thanks all!
b.
There are no issues at idle, and when I turn the ignition on, but DON'T start the car, the gauge goes up to maybe 60. I don't think it should.
The car is clearing demonstrating classic symptoms of oil pressure sender failure. Another symptom is if the oil pressure reads 130 psi on your "Driver Information Center" - aka DIC.
Drive the car, get tires and either get the sending unit replaced or do it yourself.
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Sounds like an oil sender to me. I recently had an oil issue and it was diagnosed as the sender. Oil was actually leaking from the sender under cooler temps until it would warm up. The first time I had ever seen an oil pressure sending unit failure that didn't result in a spiked gauge.
-Alex
-Alex
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From: Orange Tx
Oil Sender senor is dirt cheap..
Change it out.
Its solved everyone else’s gauge reading problem.
Most likely yours too...
Here are 2 pic how to's
http://www.smokinvette.com/corvettef...ad.php?t=40599
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...y-vectorz.html
Also here is a Oil Sensor Relocating Kit - pretty sweet "wish I done this"
http://www.dpecorvettes.com/gpage7.html
Change it out.
Its solved everyone else’s gauge reading problem.
Most likely yours too...
Here are 2 pic how to's
http://www.smokinvette.com/corvettef...ad.php?t=40599
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...y-vectorz.html
Also here is a Oil Sensor Relocating Kit - pretty sweet "wish I done this"
http://www.dpecorvettes.com/gpage7.html
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Mine did the same thing, I made a sender relocation kit for mine just in case it does it again, It is now in a location where I can change it in 3 mins if needed...lol, It is tucked away under the drivers side FRC.
Mr.Bill
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I did the DPE relocation kit with optional mechanical gauge so that anytime in the future I will know w/o a doubt what the trouble is. A little more costly than I would have liked, but I figured it to be a one time deal. No trouble since installed 
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video
Someone posted a video of how to change the sender without all the fuss of removing the manifold or cutting a hole. When I did mine I thought it could be done that way, but most of my tools were at work.
