c5 oil pressure sending unit
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From: baton rouge la
c5 oil pressure sending unit
is it just me,or what,i have bought 3 c5 "s in the last 5 years a 99 ,a 2000 and another 2000,every one of them had the oil pressure sender unit go bad and the dealers charge you at least $350.00 to change it,is something wrong with this picture?are the sending units defective,should chevrolet recall them and maybe relplace these damn things for free,anybody finding the same thing happening,or know of something going on to help us poor vette owners correct this problem,,
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From: Plano TX
Had mine replaced last week. This is by far the most common problem on these cars. The dealership installed the newest version of this sending unit, under warranty. Hopefully this will work out. I agree with a recall on these sending units. This is as bad as the column lock issues. I guess, since there are no Safety issues with the sendor unit, GM does not care
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FWIW, my car is going on 7 years old now, and has never had a sending unit problem.
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Originally Posted by JR_VETTE
FWIW, my car is going on 7 years old now, and has never had a sending unit problem.
well....now you are screwed..
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Originally Posted by tonycorvettehd
is it just me,or what,i have bought 3 c5 "s in the last 5 years a 99 ,a 2000 and another 2000,every one of them had the oil pressure sender unit go bad and the dealers charge you at least $350.00 to change it,is something wrong with this picture?are the sending units defective,should chevrolet recall them and maybe relplace these damn things for free,anybody finding the same thing happening,or know of something going on to help us poor vette owners correct this problem,,
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Burning Brakes
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From: Johnston, Iowa
Exactly. I had to do this to my car when I bought it a couple of years ago... Oil pressure was pegged according to gauges.
pics, instructions, part numbers in the following thread:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...5&forum_id=103
pics, instructions, part numbers in the following thread:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...5&forum_id=103
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Originally Posted by tonycorvettehd
whats this about ,you can undo some things and just move the intake forward 6 inches?
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I just bought a 2000 FRC and noticed that my guage was pegged at 80, and the computer guage reads 129. I presumed false reading on at least one of those, but after reading this thread, I see this is a VERY common problem.
However, I have one question because I haven't seen the answer. Once the oil pressure sender has been replaced, what should be the correct (normal range) oil pressure reading on my car?
However, I have one question because I haven't seen the answer. Once the oil pressure sender has been replaced, what should be the correct (normal range) oil pressure reading on my car?
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Bad Sensor
Originally Posted by JR_VETTE
FWIW, my car is going on 7 years old now, and has never had a sending unit problem.
.......121,000 miles
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Originally Posted by BarneePhife
I just bought a 2000 FRC and noticed that my guage was pegged at 80, and the computer guage reads 129. I presumed false reading on at least one of those, but after reading this thread, I see this is a VERY common problem.
However, I have one question because I haven't seen the answer. Once the oil pressure sender has been replaced, what should be the correct (normal range) oil pressure reading on my car?
However, I have one question because I haven't seen the answer. Once the oil pressure sender has been replaced, what should be the correct (normal range) oil pressure reading on my car?
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Originally Posted by 99Red&White
Once the Intake is off and you replace the sending unit, is there ANYTHING else that should be replaced while you have the intake off?
Jason
Jason
Also, I would recommend NOT replacing the EOP sensor with yet another Delco. There have been too many issues with their replacement parts failing also. I used the PS-308 made by Standard Motor Products and bought it through www.rockauto.com It has held up fine for over two years now. HTH
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From: Basel Switzerland
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by tonycorvettehd
its been my experience that the pressure stays 40 to 60 depending if your in idle or going down the highway
Thanks for the info.
