Super high oil pressure
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Pro
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From: Richmond VA
St. Jude Donor '11, '14,’19
Super high oil pressure
Got Castrol Syntec today, because it was all that was available at the shop next door to my work. Could they have broke the sending unit?
Or could the non-spec brand of oil cause a misread?
Anybody else see this 80PSI analog and 130 on the DIC?
Or could the non-spec brand of oil cause a misread?
Anybody else see this 80PSI analog and 130 on the DIC?
Team Owner
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From: Raleigh
Your sending unit has failed. Strange mine failed just after I changed the oil as well. There is a short cut fix on here to replace it. I did not want to cut into my cowl so I just yanked the intake and replaced it. Only took a couple hours.
5th Gear
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I believe that that item is located rear of the intake, forward of the firewall. I may be mistaken, but I think that you will have to remove the intake, and it should be at that location, somewhere around the middle area of where the rear of the intake would be. I think thats where it is, but I may be wrong.
Race Director
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This is a link to the best DIY for the replacement
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...t=oil+pressure
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...t=oil+pressure
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If you do pull the manifold, I would replace the AIR valve while you are back there. As sure a heck that thing will carbon up soon after you button things up. I wish I had done that...I'm getting intermitant 1416 codes now. Got to go back in!