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Old 05-28-2009, 05:35 PM
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Hey guys,
Swapped an LS1 into my 2000 S10, and a nice t70 turbo on the back of it.

The engine is out of a 98 vette. It has the 3 wire oil pressure sensor.

My harness from Current Performance (made by Jared) has a single wire o2 sensor plug.



Can you connect the single wire to one of the 3 wires in the 3-wire-Sensor to make the gauge work?
I don't want to have to go buy a new sensor...

3-wire sensor has:
Grey wire= 5 volt source
Tan/wht wire=Signal
Blk = Ground


Right now, i have it Tee'd into the Tan/wht wire. Oil pressure guage is pegged (reading 100+psi) without engine running.

Can this be done? hookin it up to one of the other two wires?
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Originally Posted by TurboBandit
...My harness from Current Performance (made by Jared) has a single wire o2 sensor plug...
Excuse me, I'm not understanding how this relates to oil pressure?

As far as the oil pressure sensors go, why not just adapt the S-10 sensor to you LS block? Then the gauge will read as intended.

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Originally Posted by S10xGN
Excuse me, I'm not understanding how this relates to oil pressure?

As far as the oil pressure sensors go, why not just adapt the S-10 sensor to you LS block? Then the gauge will read as intended.

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Way different threads. The S10's threads are way too big. The LS block's threads are very small.
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Originally Posted by TurboBandit
Way different threads. The S10's threads are way too big. The LS block's threads are very small.
IIRC, the LS sender has 16mm threads (that's over 1/2"). Don't remember the thread size on my '96 S-10 sender, but I had no problem adapting it to the 3.8L Turbo-Buick motor that now resides there. There's likley an adapter to be had, or made... Have you tried contacting the harness maker?

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just buy a single wire sensor from a gen III engine out of an older silverado. same resistance values....problem solved.
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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction
just buy a single wire sensor from a gen III engine out of an older silverado. same resistance values....problem solved.
does that actually work for an s10 system



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