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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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Drove may car to the store this morning and my oil pressure guage was pegged. when I checked on the dic it said 130psi. Anyone have this problem. Any advice would be great.

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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Yep I have the same problem. From what I have read here it is a bad sending unit (seems to be common). I havent went looking for where it is located to change it yet but plan on it soon.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...t=sending+unit

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Its a bad oil pressure sending unit. When it fails, the guage pegs. Its VERY common.
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Old Jul 29, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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Yep, I just replaced mine myself. Here's a post which has a link on it to give the details. See my post within the post below for more details:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1435314
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It's not difficult to replace, but it is kind of PITA. I replaced mine several weeks ago. It's about a $40 part. Be sure you torque the new one to 15ft/lbs. And don't forget to plug that little A/C tube back into the rear of the manifold. If you don't you'll be blowing A/C out of all your vents all the time!

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