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Old 08-10-2009, 02:50 PM
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in the past 20 month i changed the oil presure switch 3 times , what can the problem be ,
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Can you give a more detailed description of the problem?
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Can you give a more detailed description of the problem?
in the past 20 months i changed the oil presure switch because it busrt and lost a quart of oil , my car is a1997 firebird 3.8 engine , i notice that the presure switch for the 5.7 and 3.8 looks the same.
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Most oil pressure switches look the same, regardless of make or model. Make sure it's the right part number for starters.

What problems are you seeing with the replacements?
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Originally Posted by fleetmgr
Most oil pressure switches look the same, regardless of make or model. Make sure it's the right part number for starters.

What problems are you seeing with the replacements?
presure over 70 psi in cold starts, going see if i can find the original part.
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My 94 3.4 pumps 70 most of the time. Except hot at idle. Then it's about 40. And this thing has 242,000 miles on it.
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thinking about putting a larger filter , anybody know the part number for a 1997 firebird 3.8 engine
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fix the problem , got the original part , everything back to normal , thanks
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Glad to hear asll went well
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