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Aug 10, 2009 | 02:50 PM

ricardo colon

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oil presure switch

in the past 20 month i changed the oil presure switch 3 times , what can the problem be ,

Aug 10, 2009 | 08:54 PM

fleetmgr

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Can you give a more detailed description of the problem?

Aug 11, 2009 | 09:45 AM

ricardo colon

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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.

Aug 11, 2009 | 10:56 AM

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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?

Aug 11, 2009 | 11:28 AM

ricardo colon

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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?

presure over 70 psi in cold starts, going see if i can find the original part.