Oil pressure sender relocate
03-16-2008, 09:15 AM
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Hi There Vaughn,
I was wondering how many miles are on your 01? Ls1 or ls6 engine?I have a stock 01 with the ls1 engine. Not a problem at this time,but you never know. 13,600 on the clock.
I,am curious as to the name of the company here in PA. that you purchased the adapter from & their part number.
I hope better luck on the next install.
Thanks.
robsc501
I was wondering how many miles are on your 01? Ls1 or ls6 engine?I have a stock 01 with the ls1 engine. Not a problem at this time,but you never know. 13,600 on the clock.
I,am curious as to the name of the company here in PA. that you purchased the adapter from & their part number.
I hope better luck on the next install.
Thanks.
robsc501
Mine is an '01 Coupe, so LS1 engine with LS6 intake, etc. Car currently has just over 72K miles. My oil pressure sensor has been broken since about 40K miles...
The company name is www.discounthyrdaulichose.com. The part number is: 9235-16-04 - M16x1.5 Metric x 1/4" Female NPTF. I CAN'T YET VERIFY THAT THIS FITTING WILL WORK AND FIT WITH THE STOCK SENSOR IN THE STOCK LOCATION. Hopefully, it will be here next week, and I'll report my findings...
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03-22-2008, 01:51 PM
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I just wanted to say THANK YOU to those who posted information, and pictures in this thread.
My sensor went out on my '02 and I was dreading the replacement of it. But with the help of everyone on the board, I was done in under an hour. I used the "cut away" method that was shown a few pages back, and simply cut a hole with a small cutting disc. The pictures showed me exactly where I needed to make the hole.
Once again, I can not thank you guys enough, as you saved me numerous hours of time, and stress !
My sensor went out on my '02 and I was dreading the replacement of it. But with the help of everyone on the board, I was done in under an hour. I used the "cut away" method that was shown a few pages back, and simply cut a hole with a small cutting disc. The pictures showed me exactly where I needed to make the hole.
Once again, I can not thank you guys enough, as you saved me numerous hours of time, and stress !
03-22-2008, 03:28 PM
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I just wanted to say THANK YOU to those who posted information, and pictures in this thread.
My sensor went out on my '02 and I was dreading the replacement of it. But with the help of everyone on the board, I was done in under an hour. I used the "cut away" method that was shown a few pages back, and simply cut a hole with a small cutting disc. The pictures showed me exactly where I needed to make the hole.
Once again, I can not thank you guys enough, as you saved me numerous hours of time, and stress !
My sensor went out on my '02 and I was dreading the replacement of it. But with the help of everyone on the board, I was done in under an hour. I used the "cut away" method that was shown a few pages back, and simply cut a hole with a small cutting disc. The pictures showed me exactly where I needed to make the hole.
Once again, I can not thank you guys enough, as you saved me numerous hours of time, and stress !
03-23-2008, 01:24 PM
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03-23-2008, 06:34 PM
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O.k.
Intake off? YES! (You need to clean under there anyways!)
Extension of the 3 wires from the current location to the new one? YES! (about 36 inches)
Plug easy to get out? YES!
Plug you took out fits old hole? YES
Sensor fit in new hole? YES
Oil pressure the same? YES
5 minute swap out if it goes bad? YES
Ugly looking crap on top of you intake after you are done? NO
Are you seeing any downfalls here? NO
Intake off? YES! (You need to clean under there anyways!)
Extension of the 3 wires from the current location to the new one? YES! (about 36 inches)
Plug easy to get out? YES!
Plug you took out fits old hole? YES
Sensor fit in new hole? YES
Oil pressure the same? YES
5 minute swap out if it goes bad? YES
Ugly looking crap on top of you intake after you are done? NO
Are you seeing any downfalls here? NO
03-23-2008, 07:09 PM
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O.k.
Intake off? YES! (You need to clean under there anyways!)
Extension of the 3 wires from the current location to the new one? YES! (about 36 inches)
Plug easy to get out? YES!
Plug you took out fits old hole? YES
Sensor fit in new hole? YES
Oil pressure the same? YES
5 minute swap out if it goes bad? YES
Ugly looking crap on top of you intake after you are done? NO
Are you seeing any downfalls here? NO
Intake off? YES! (You need to clean under there anyways!)
Extension of the 3 wires from the current location to the new one? YES! (about 36 inches)
Plug easy to get out? YES!
Plug you took out fits old hole? YES
Sensor fit in new hole? YES
Oil pressure the same? YES
5 minute swap out if it goes bad? YES
Ugly looking crap on top of you intake after you are done? NO
Are you seeing any downfalls here? NO
03-24-2008, 05:58 PM
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Well, here I go on this one. Mine went out last year and lasted about 6000 miles. Got lucky I think. Was going to do the relocation but thought I would check here first. Glad I did. I will wait for the information about this one before I start. Save the money for something better. Thanks for posting this Z06PSI. I have heard of this but forgot till you said something.
03-26-2008, 10:51 AM
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I ended up doing it the old fashioned way - pulling the intake, and trying my luck with just replacing the sensor instead of trying the buick thing or the relocate.
Dang thing lasted about 3 weeks - maybe 350 miles.
This time I'm going to extend the wiring and relocate the sensor to the front of the block. Now that I've taken the manifold out once I can do it again in a half hour or so.
Dang thing lasted about 3 weeks - maybe 350 miles.
This time I'm going to extend the wiring and relocate the sensor to the front of the block. Now that I've taken the manifold out once I can do it again in a half hour or so.
03-26-2008, 02:38 PM
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I ended up doing it the old fashioned way - pulling the intake, and trying my luck with just replacing the sensor instead of trying the buick thing or the relocate.
Dang thing lasted about 3 weeks - maybe 350 miles.
This time I'm going to extend the wiring and relocate the sensor to the front of the block. Now that I've taken the manifold out once I can do it again in a half hour or so.
Dang thing lasted about 3 weeks - maybe 350 miles.
This time I'm going to extend the wiring and relocate the sensor to the front of the block. Now that I've taken the manifold out once I can do it again in a half hour or so.
03-26-2008, 05:59 PM
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When doing the relocate to the front of the engine?
Can the plug from the front of the block be used in the sensor hole at the back of the block? Kind of makes you wonder why the brains at GM didn't do it this way?
03-27-2008, 03:45 PM
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I've not done it myself yet, but I assume (yeah, I know...) that if the sensor threads right into both holes, so should the plug.
03-27-2008, 04:12 PM
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Well, I want this nightmare to be over after swapping this thing out now coming on the 3rd time. I needed a step by step on the parts that could be purchased from a vendor and did not require any special custom parts not readily available. Kudos to J.R. who posted earlier in this thread for hooking me up with all the details that even a non plumber like me could follow. (Thanks for being incredibly patient with my many questions J.R.) This should be a robust setup which avoids any possibility of melting tubes and uses the steel braided line shown in previous posts. Don't forget some high temp thread sealant too. So here are the pics including where you can buy these things and pricing:
1) ATM-2268 M16 x 1.5 to 1/8 " NPT female gets you out of the block:
$10.88 from Summit Racing
2) Earl's 982203ERL AN3 to 1/8 " pipe 90 degree
This fitting attaches to above adaptor and allows for braided hose attachment. The cost is $6.75 from Summit.
( Alternatively depending on space requirements, a 45 degree adaptor could be used instead of the 90 degree above which would be part 982303ERL if needed.)
3) 15in steel braided AN3 hose RUS-658080 from Summit for $19.99:
4)Russell 660410 AN3 to 1/8 In pipe straight fitting $2.88 from Summit:
5) NAPA part # 3200 x 4 x 2 (1/4 in to 1/8 in brass fitting). This attaches to above fitting (price in pic):
6) 1/4-1/4 female coupler from NAPA (pricing and part # below):
(Alternatively, you could use a 1/8-1/4" female-female coupler instead of the above 2 mentioned parts in steps 5 and 6 from Home Depot mentioned in the post prior to this one but I already had these parts and they worked so...)
7) Lastly, the buick sender which is part # 12584940 from GM parts direct for $41.58 shipped to my door.
1) ATM-2268 M16 x 1.5 to 1/8 " NPT female gets you out of the block:
$10.88 from Summit Racing
2) Earl's 982203ERL AN3 to 1/8 " pipe 90 degree
This fitting attaches to above adaptor and allows for braided hose attachment. The cost is $6.75 from Summit.
( Alternatively depending on space requirements, a 45 degree adaptor could be used instead of the 90 degree above which would be part 982303ERL if needed.)
3) 15in steel braided AN3 hose RUS-658080 from Summit for $19.99:
4)Russell 660410 AN3 to 1/8 In pipe straight fitting $2.88 from Summit:
5) NAPA part # 3200 x 4 x 2 (1/4 in to 1/8 in brass fitting). This attaches to above fitting (price in pic):
6) 1/4-1/4 female coupler from NAPA (pricing and part # below):
(Alternatively, you could use a 1/8-1/4" female-female coupler instead of the above 2 mentioned parts in steps 5 and 6 from Home Depot mentioned in the post prior to this one but I already had these parts and they worked so...)
7) Lastly, the buick sender which is part # 12584940 from GM parts direct for $41.58 shipped to my door.
I used the 45 degree coupler rather than the 90 degree. Instead of continuing with the parts list after step 3, I purchased an Aeroquip -3 AN to 1/4" pipe, AER-FBM2720, from Summit. That eliminated the need for the parts in steps 4, 5, and 6. I also got the sensor from my local Advance Auto, part number OPS192.
Rigged it all up last weekend while doing heads/cam/intake on the car. When the car fired up, everything reads just fine.
Thanks for the detailed instructions!
03-27-2008, 05:31 PM
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