Oil Pressure Sender Question
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Safety Car
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From: Vancouver B.C.
Oil Pressure Sender Question
It appears that my oil pressure sender has died...I hope....when i started my car the oil pressure guage pegged out and stayed pegged out. Everything else looks good and the car runs fine. I do have an HPDE day coming up June 4. Do i need to replace this unit before the day at the track or do I just need to watch the various temps and do the swap later????
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From: Howell Michigan
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
This is personal thing. It would drive me nuts not having the oil pressure work properly and not knowing what the pressure is. I would fix it. However, I know there are folks that never check any of the gauges. If you are one of these folks I guess it would not matter. It's your car, drive it and run it as you see fit.
Instructor
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From: Lake Placid Florida
oil sender...
Go out to your car and insert the key and turn it on, don't start it...if the guage pegs without the engine running, it's gone. Do yourself a favor and relocate the unit. The first time is a B@#$tch, removing the manifold and all unless you cut a hole in the tray under the wipers like I did and get a relocate kit, the next time you have to replace it, and you will with the crappy units that are out there now, it'l take 5 minutes or less.
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From: BEST Corn-Nation
2015 C5 of the Year Winner
Oil Sensor Relocation Kit
This will be your best fix for it because it will go out again if you use the same location it is in now. Best & cheapest fix I've seen so far.
This will be your best fix for it because it will go out again if you use the same location it is in now. Best & cheapest fix I've seen so far.
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Safety Car
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From: Vancouver B.C.
Thanks all...I did read the sticky and yes it will drive me nuts so i will fix/relocate it. My concern was for this week as my weekend is booked. I will save up a bunch of things ie swapping ignition cables/plugs and fixing the pressure unit for another time...and several beer and bandages I suspect 
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From: Van Buren Arkansas
Wounded Warrior Escort '11
There is at least one manufacturer who is making them in brass again. Search out and find one of those instead of the alluminum ones as the AL ones will fail again real quick. Using a new brass one and you shouldn't need to do the relocate.
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