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Old 07-28-2006, 07:40 PM
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now my oil pressure guage is way past 80. WTF did I do wrong. I read that most people end up breaking it during the swap, but I was really careful and I didn't see anything that was F*cked up. Man I'm so damn pissed right now. Can someone help me out here??
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I just drove my car around the block and now my service engine light is on...WTF!
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Does anyone know what could be wrong??
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Maybe you broke the oil pressure sending unit ? Take it to autozone and have them scan the code for you.
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Is it ok to still drive the car? My temperature guage is still OK
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anymore responses?
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I dont really know enough about it to tell you if its ok to drive it or not but I think the answer is no don't drive it.

Reach under the cowl to the back of the intake manifold and gently see if you can locate the oil pressure sending unit and make sure it is still in one piece, they frequently get broken when doing intake swaps.
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theres only 3 things it could be. u broke the wire,broke the sensor, or u just didnt plug it in.
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Originally Posted by 99huggercamaro
theres only 3 things it could be. u broke the wire,broke the sensor, or u just didnt plug it in.


that narrows it down, it's a very common problem
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I know for a fact I connected everything that needed to be connected. How much will it cost to replace this oil sending unit and where can I get it? So, should my service engine light be on since I broke that sending unit??

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Sounds like the sensor is broken or just not plugged in. It's ok to drive. Advance Auto sells them for roughly $35. Get the code scanned too.
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Originally Posted by HeapaShifter
Sounds like the sensor is broken or just not plugged in. It's ok to drive. Advance Auto sells them for roughly $35. Get the code scanned too.
Do you have a picture of what it might look like. I know I plugged in everything to the manifold though.
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Originally Posted by HeapaShifter
Sounds like the sensor is broken or just not plugged in. It's ok to drive. Advance Auto sells them for roughly $35. Get the code scanned too.
Is Advance Auto and website?
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no, advanced auto parts is a local auto parts store, like murrays
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its just gonna be a pain to do it over again....gahhh thats gotta blow
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Originally Posted by staringback05
its just gonna be a pain to do it over again....gahhh thats gotta blow
Yeah, I'm pretty damn pissed about it! Oh well...
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Don't forget to get a sensor socket NAPA sell's them for about $7 or so.
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It is not screwed into the manifold, it's screwed into the block between the manifold and where the brake booster hose connects to the manifold. Trace the brake booster around backa nd you'll feel it.

You might be able to change him out without removing the manifold even. Search for oil pressure sending unit in this section and you'll come up with a few pictures of it.
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Ok thanks guys....I might be back responding because I don't know much about this oil pressure sending unit and cars for that matter.
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So if my oil pressure is passed 80 does it mean I didn't plug it in? I did a search and it was saying something like that and if its passed 0 then you broke it...is this true? Why is my service engine light on??



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