5.3 Oil Sender
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Staging Lane
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5.3 Oil Sender Anyone know if the oil sender on an 04 5.3 liter can be used for a stock style electric oil gauge on something like a 69 Chevelle?
There are three wires going to it rather than the one wire (2 with ground) on the SBC. Or must I use the one from the SBC which would be harder to replace in the future?
There are three wires going to it rather than the one wire (2 with ground) on the SBC. Or must I use the one from the SBC which would be harder to replace in the future?
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I just replaced the 5.3 sensor with a adapter from Metric to 1/8 in pipe and run a mechanical gauge. You could probably tap into the oil cooler by-pass and tap it to 1/8 inch pipe and run the early model sensor also.
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Staging Lane
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Yes, aftermarket stock looking gauges. I imagine a 69 OEM gauge had the capillary tube system. Mine is electric.
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Staging Lane
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Shut down on low pressure sounds like a terrific thing. Lord knows I don't spend all my time looking at the gauge.
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Staging Lane
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Found a cheap gauge for the test stand.
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No need to spend money on HP Tuners. Buy an inexpensive Blue Tooth OBD II adapter for your OBD II port and then run the "Dash Command" app on your phone to see all sorts of parameters at work inside your PCM. "Torque" is another good phone app for this but I don't like it as well as Dash Command.
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Dont think this is possible on a GenIII engine. The newer ones use oil pressure for the AFM/DOD crap, but I have never seen one that would shut down because of low oil pressure.
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Staging Lane
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No need to spend money on HP Tuners. Buy an inexpensive Blue Tooth OBD II adapter for your OBD II port and then run the "Dash Command" app on your phone to see all sorts of parameters at work inside your PCM. "Torque" is another good phone app for this but I don't like it as well as Dash Command.
Rick
Rick
Too late for that. I have it already.
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Staging Lane
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