Replacing Oil Sender From Underneath any Easier?
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Replacing Oil Sender From Underneath any Easier?
Like most C5 owners on the forum I am about to replace the oil pressure sending unit on my '01 'vette. I have seen the write-ups regarding a top-down approach and have checked the pics in some of those posts.
I have access to a lift and will have the car up on the lift soon to replace the air dam and am wondering if I can get to the oil pressure sending unit from below. Is it even visible from underneath the car? If so is that route any easier than coming from the top?
I'm just wondering if anyone has had success going this route.
Thank you!!
I have access to a lift and will have the car up on the lift soon to replace the air dam and am wondering if I can get to the oil pressure sending unit from below. Is it even visible from underneath the car? If so is that route any easier than coming from the top?
I'm just wondering if anyone has had success going this route.
Thank you!!
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Like most C5 owners on the forum I am about to replace the oil pressure sending unit on my '01 'vette. I have seen the write-ups regarding a top-down approach and have checked the pics in some of those posts.
I have access to a lift and will have the car up on the lift soon to replace the air dam and am wondering if I can get to the oil pressure sending unit from below. Is it even visible from underneath the car? If so is that route any easier than coming from the top?
I'm just wondering if anyone has had success going this route.
Thank you!!
I have access to a lift and will have the car up on the lift soon to replace the air dam and am wondering if I can get to the oil pressure sending unit from below. Is it even visible from underneath the car? If so is that route any easier than coming from the top?
I'm just wondering if anyone has had success going this route.
Thank you!!
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You have two options...
1) pull the intake and have direct access.
2) remove the plastic cowl and chop a window directly above the sender.
I opted for #1
p.s. I forgot what size socket you need offhand, but I remember it was a large deep socket. Might wanna find out ahead of time. I made a trip to the local Pepboys and bought a single socket for the size I needed.
1) pull the intake and have direct access.
2) remove the plastic cowl and chop a window directly above the sender.
I opted for #1
p.s. I forgot what size socket you need offhand, but I remember it was a large deep socket. Might wanna find out ahead of time. I made a trip to the local Pepboys and bought a single socket for the size I needed.
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Maybe if you drop the entire rotating assembly...nope that won't work, either.
Your better option is to plug off or abandon the oem sensor position and mount a new sensor remotely.
Your better option is to plug off or abandon the oem sensor position and mount a new sensor remotely.
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Oil sender
I went with the cowl removal and acess hole cut, it was very easy. I replaced the stock sending unit with one from another car either a buick or oldmobile sender, I herd that the stock vette one will go bad again just like the original. The replacment was easy. I didi have to get a adpater to screw onto the new one and it went right in. Make sure you use some teflon tape on the threads when you install the new one, however route you choose.
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Latest setup here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1572733004-post1.html
From all I have seen and read on this issue over the years (very many), this is one of the better solutions.
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Latest setup here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1572733004-post1.html
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I did something similar to this, but I moved the sensor to the bottom instead of leaving it pointing up. With it pointing up, my header tubes would have still prevented me from getting at it properly. The TPE setup is probably the best way to get around the sensor problem once and for all. It measures oil pressure post-filter, and at the very worst, you can just remove the entire block and change sensors at your work bench.
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I carved that out myself at work on a Bridgeport mill (not on company time......that would be wrong) in my spare time. $14 for the aluminum block, and $30 for the two taps. Betcha didnt know the oil temp sensor on these cars takes the same thread as the lugnuts 
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Very nice piece indeed.....
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