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Old May 15, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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ok well my oil pressure sensor flaked out on me after a month with the new one in.. however, while it always reads 130 PSI on the DIC and 80 on the gauge, if i get into the higher RPMs like 4,000 + the gauge flips to the opposite side and reads no pressure and i get a "service vehicle soon" message. then today i gave it the beans through the tunnel and i got the "service vehicle soon" as well as a check gauges and LOW OIL PRESSURE message on the DIC.. but as soon as i put it back in 6th gear all codes reverted to history and all messages dissapeared as well as warning lights all turned out....


does this sound like just a bad sensor??

also, im not hearing any abnormal noise from the engine, even though it would be impossible to hear anything over the cam and valvetrain.
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Old May 15, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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Get the sensor replaced ASAP. If there is ANY chance you are running the engine with zero oil pressure ..... the cost of a new engine is more than the cost of the sensor.

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Here's a thread with the updated adapters to use with the brass sender.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1824393
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Old May 16, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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bumpage :-(
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