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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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Has anybody ever had the problem where the Oil Pressure Gauge suddenly pegged @ 80psi & the Check engine light came on?
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Has anybody ever had the problem where the Oil Pressure Gauge suddenly pegged @ 80psi & the Check engine light came on?
It happens very often on C5 corvettes. It's usually caused by a failed oil pressure sensor.

Read the sticky for oil pressure sensor relocation at the top of this page.
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Yeah, as stated, the sticky at the top of this section. Almost all of us have had this problem or will have it at some point.
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THat's odd, mine didn't pop the CEL though..does your DIC read 130PSI?
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Originally Posted by jforce
Has anybody ever had the problem where the Oil Pressure Gauge suddenly pegged @ 80psi & the Check engine light came on?
If you get a check engine light, check your codes. Typically, if the oil pressure sensor goes bad resulting in a 80 psi gauge/130 psi DIC indication, it will not set a code. See if you have a code P0523.
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver Vert 01
It happens very often on C5 corvettes. It's usually caused by a failed oil pressure sensor.

Read the sticky for oil pressure sensor relocation at the top of this page.
Wrong!!!!!

It is a small dwarf or troll that causes this, deep inside of the block.......
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I too had the pegged gage, but no check engine light or warning. I went for the relocate and it hasn't caused a problem since. If it does, I'll be able to fix it next time
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Wrong!!!!!

It is a small dwarf or troll that causes this, deep inside of the block.......
Come on, the OP asked a serious question.
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Come on, the OP asked a serious question.
How many times???????? Someone should put up a website for it!

Nothing against the OP but I see this question a lot, thats why there is a sticky!
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Arrrrrgggggghhhh. The oil pressure gremlin strikes again!!! I just did mine yesterday at England Green and Jason and I almost grabbed a can of gas and a lighter on my 98! What a PITA. He's right though, almost all of us have gone thru it, or will....
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here's a link to the best DIY for the replacement
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...y-vectorz.html
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I just did mine yesterday at England Green and Jason and I almost grabbed a can of gas and a lighter on my 98!
That certainly would have posed a conflict of interest given your profession......
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