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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:53 AM
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I started my 2000 Corvette this morning and my oil guage pegged out at 80 and the digital readout went to 130. I shut the engine off. When I turned the key on, it pegged out again. After some discussion with mechanics. I was told that the sensor is either shorted or bad. Where is the sensor and how hard is it to change?

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It's the sensor. Common problem. Not really that hard to change. It's behind the intake manifold. You have to remove the manifold to get at it.
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Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Steve92LT1
It's the sensor. Common problem. Not really that hard to change. It's behind the intake manifold. You have to remove the manifold to get at it.
Had to do that with my '99 when I purchased it last oct... Not tough but I quickly learned how to remove the coil packs and intake...
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 05:17 AM
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I see about 2 of these posts every week. When is GM going to redesign this sensor? What a joke
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