What did we break off on my friends 98 SS while doing the ls6 intake?
08-06-2004, 09:02 PM
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What did we break off on my friends 98 SS while doing the ls6 intake? 
And how do we fix this? I this a major sensor of some type? Thanks for a timely response.
BTW- this is at the back of the block...
-Steve
08-06-2004, 09:10 PM
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How do we get the rest of the broken threads out??
This wasnt on the back of the intake, it's on the back of the block, so it's the oil pressure sender??
My 99 didn't have that there..? confused.
This wasnt on the back of the intake, it's on the back of the block, so it's the oil pressure sender??
My 99 didn't have that there..? confused.
08-07-2004, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
your 99 does it have it there, they all have it there. You need that socket and you can unscrew the base out of the top of the block. Don't worry those sending units break easily and it happens all the time.
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08-08-2004, 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by foff667
now that im thinking about this is this the same car that broke the dipstick tube off by any chance?
too funny
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08-08-2004, 09:39 AM
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For Future referance when doing an Intake swap, it is the brake booster rubber vacum hose that breaks the sending unit, before removing the intake, slide the special socket over the sensor that way when you remove the intake it will support the sensor and not let it break. This forces you to lift the hose over the socket and not break anything.
08-08-2004, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 5POINT7
You guys might want to start paying someone to do your mechanic work...
we did that whole cam swap in like no time, valve springs took us like 2-3 hours, the cam swap was about 3 hours. if i wouldnt have been in a hurry to swap the intake or if i woulda just left it alone i never woulda broke anything. the same goes with the dipstick tube, sometimes i just dont care about my car and get in a hurry and rip things out. i normally dont care to ask questions on the board, steve is the one who always does, if it were just me i would deal with it myself like i always do and just look it up. i think everyone on this board has gone through things like this, its totally normal, and im sorry any other mechanic does the same if not worse.
08-08-2004, 12:27 PM
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why? we did that whole cam swap in like no time, valve springs took us like 2-3 hours, the cam swap was about 3 hours. if i wouldnt have been in a hurry to swap the intake or if i woulda just left it alone i never woulda broke anything. the same goes with the dipstick tube, sometimes i just dont care about my car and get in a hurry and rip things out. i normally dont care to ask questions on the board, steve is the one who always does, if it were just me i would deal with it myself like i always do and just look it up. i think everyone on this board has gone through things like this, its totally normal, and im sorry any other mechanic does the same if not worse.
we did that whole cam swap in like no time, valve springs took us like 2-3 hours, the cam swap was about 3 hours. if i wouldnt have been in a hurry to swap the intake or if i woulda just left it alone i never woulda broke anything. the same goes with the dipstick tube, sometimes i just dont care about my car and get in a hurry and rip things out. i normally dont care to ask questions on the board, steve is the one who always does, if it were just me i would deal with it myself like i always do and just look it up. i think everyone on this board has gone through things like this, its totally normal, and im sorry any other mechanic does the same if not worse. dude, its all good...i broke the sensor when i took my intake off for the heads/cam...wasnt till after that i started seeing a million and one posts about people breaking theirs...as far as teh dipstick thing goes I think that was just bad carma and dont worry about it. Like i said it happens
12-13-2004, 11:39 PM
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Heh, just broke mine trying to put the intake back on after the heads/cam swap. Dealer wanted $47 for a new one, O'Reilly had it for $27. Boo @ West Side Chevrolet. Yeah they really should add that to the how to (It's what I was using) and perhaps how difficult it really is to get the front crank seal off... and the farthest back bolt holding on the coil pack bracket on 99+ cars. Also Some info on A4 car would be helpful... I broke my pully trying to get it off (heh perfect excuse to get an ASP ). Also the how to makes no mention of the AIR and EGR that I recall. Either way, they should put a metal sleeve around that sensor.
). Also the how to makes no mention of the AIR and EGR that I recall. Either way, they should put a metal sleeve around that sensor.