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Old 04-23-2009, 11:04 PM
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Default Oil Pressure Gauge Pegged

Change out my set up to an 03 Zo6 h/c cam set up a few month ago and broke my oil pressure sending unit. I replaced it a few weeks later, but the gauge is still pegged.

Any ideas how to fix this? I hear it's good to know what your oil pressure is ....

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Had one do this when I left the wires unpluged one time.
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wait... you drilled a hole in the dash to move the needle??????
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That is classic. Drilled a hole? That is a great idea! My Low Oil light won't turn off even after changing the sensor and checking the wires... and to think, I was gonna shoot it out with a .22!! Now where did I put my drill....
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Originally Posted by SamhainZ28
wait... you drilled a hole in the dash to move the needle??????
dude dont worry get a new uel pressure guage from auto meter dont u use a boost guage pod as it is ? just get a 2 pod and mount it on your drivers pillar thats what i did these factory ones are pices of work ..
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man drilling a hole is kinda, well.... you know...
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That is sig worthy
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I'd try a new sending unit. I've seen an '03 & '05 Silverado with gauges peged. Both were sending units.
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damn he edited the original post
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my gas guage was on empty today... luckily i remembered this post drilled a hole to move the needle back to full... didnt work... still ran out of gas! wtf?!

lol

anyway probably a loose wire or possibly a bad sending unit
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Originally Posted by got-a-ls1
my gas guage was on empty today... luckily i remembered this post drilled a hole to move the needle back to full... didnt work... still ran out of gas! wtf?!

lol

anyway probably a loose wire or possibly a bad sending unit
That's awesome guys. Cause I"m the first one who's ever done something questionable to his car. Right.

Thanks for judging!

Go internet.


Beyond the bs stuff, I do appreciate the actual feedback.




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