High oil pressure
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Racer
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High oil pressure
Ok so maybe a week ago my oil pressure gauge went all the way over to the right and the digital readout shows the oil pressure to be 129 or 130 psi. The car is running fine and isn't throwing codes. I changed the oil today (hoping maybe that was the problem) and it's still doing it. Could this be a bad sensor? Does anyone have any ideas where to start troubleshooting this one? Please help!
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Ok so maybe a week ago my oil pressure gauge went all the way over to the right and the digital readout shows the oil pressure to be 129 or 130 psi. The car is running fine and isn't throwing codes. I changed the oil today (hoping maybe that was the problem) and it's still doing it. Could this be a bad sensor? Does anyone have any ideas where to start troubleshooting this one? Please help!
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The sensor is about $35, cost to install at dealer about $350. You can DIY, about 2 hours the first time, do a search for procedure. A lot of times the second sensor goes bad in a short time. Do not exceed 15 ft-lbs torque.
Some people relocate the sensor. There is also a method of taking out your wiper panel and cutting a hole in body to make it easy (without removing intake manifold) to replace the sensor. Do a search to find these methods.
BTW, turn ignition to on, with engine off, if your gauge or DIC shows pressure, your sensor is bad. You should only have oil pressure with the engine running.
Some people relocate the sensor. There is also a method of taking out your wiper panel and cutting a hole in body to make it easy (without removing intake manifold) to replace the sensor. Do a search to find these methods.
BTW, turn ignition to on, with engine off, if your gauge or DIC shows pressure, your sensor is bad. You should only have oil pressure with the engine running.
Last edited by Oldvetter; Feb 19, 2007 at 06:33 PM.
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Ok so maybe a week ago my oil pressure gauge went all the way over to the right and the digital readout shows the oil pressure to be 129 or 130 psi. The car is running fine and isn't throwing codes. I changed the oil today (hoping maybe that was the problem) and it's still doing it. Could this be a bad sensor? Does anyone have any ideas where to start troubleshooting this one? Please help!
Here is link for sensor info.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1588172
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Sounds like a bad sensor to me. Good luck getting it fixed.
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check out this thread... it is the definitive one on how to do the conventional replacement...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...t=oil+pressure
and here is the link to the sticky on the relocation thread...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1588172
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...t=oil+pressure
and here is the link to the sticky on the relocation thread...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1588172
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