Oil pressure gauge trouble
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: San Diego CA
St. Jude Donor '05
The chances are pretty good that your oil pressure sensor has shorted itself out. This happes a lot to C5s with some miles. The fix is a new sensor... the sensor is located under your intake manifold.
Do a search for Oil Pressure Sensor DIY and you will find several threads about how to change it out yourself.
My local dealer quoted me $650 (Bob Stall Chevrolet) to make this repair back in May of 2005. The part itself is $40 to $70 (depending on where yu shop) and takes about one to two hours to replace depending on your tools and experience.
Do a search for Oil Pressure Sensor DIY and you will find several threads about how to change it out yourself.
My local dealer quoted me $650 (Bob Stall Chevrolet) to make this repair back in May of 2005. The part itself is $40 to $70 (depending on where yu shop) and takes about one to two hours to replace depending on your tools and experience.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Dallas Tx
It's not really UNDER the intake perse but it's behind it. They say you can get to it and replace it if you've got skinny hands but I wouldnt try it. I'd just pop the intake off. Would be a good time to upgrade to an LS6 or FAST intake while you're at it in prep for a nice healthy cam down the road. 
Shane
Shane
Former Vendor
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Denver CO
Yup, its your oil pressure sensor. Easy to swap out, a first-timer would take roughly 2 hours to get the whole job done. Check out ls1howto.com and print out the "Intake manifold Swap" procedure.
Burning Brakes
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From: Atwater CA
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This is a pretty good write-up of how it is done....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...um_id=1&arch=1
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...um_id=1&arch=1
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