General Maintenance & Repairs - oil pressure sending unit accessable with intake on?

i cant get the special socket to tighten up the sending unit until tomorrow, but i wanna go ahead and put everything back together tongiht if possible. will i be able to get to the sending unit with the intake on and everything buttoned up? also is it ok to start the car and make sure there are no problems with the unit screwed in as far as it can go by hand? it only lacks a few turns.

No dont start it unless that sender is TIGHT. It will spray oil if it isnt tight. get back there with a wrench if you can and tighten it up.

well is it accesible with the intake on? i really wanna put everything back together so all i have to do tomorrow is get the socket and behind the intake manifold and tighten it up. i cant get any of my wrenches down in there or id tighten it up now.

Its a bitch to get to with the intake on. If you want to get it done tonight just pull the intake back off and tighten it with a wrench. It should only take like an hour to pull the intake off, tighten the sender, and put the intake back on. All ya gotta do is take the 10 intake bolts off, leave the fuel rail and lines connected.

Why did you put the intake back on without tightening it anyway?? :confused:

i never said i put it back on yet lol, i was wondering if i could. i also said i dont have any 27 mm wrenches that are deep enough and will fit back there and tighten it up, tried vicegrips, tried pliers, ive tried all of em lol.

so back to the original question... can this or cant this be gotten to with the intake on

so back to the original question... can this or cant this be gotten to with the intake on
youll probably have to wait to get the tool if you put the intake on first. There is just pretty much no room to work back there with the intake on.

thats what my plan was, i actually have everything back on now, just gotta wait and get the socket tomorrow and try to tighten it up.

ive never seen it done, theres just to much in the way and the way it sits down below the manifold....i just dont see it....if someone has done it i will call BS unless they post pics

if someone has done it i will call BS unless they post pics
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