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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 06:05 PM
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so i recently replaced my bad cam sensor and like many, broke my oil pressure sending unit in the process..replaced the sending unit but could not tighten it fully, instead i used teflon and tightened it up abit... the car is running fine, except for my oil pressure guage is acting alittle abnormal.....it never goes over 60 and sometimes goes a little under 40 about 35....dont know if its just the sending unit thats causing the low reading or if im actually losing oil pressure....thnks for any insight
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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sounds about right for a stock oil pump. pressure looks good, don't know what the problem is.
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 07:03 PM
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do you have acess to a gen 3 oil pressure tester? it goes where the oil filter would be and with a gauge attached give you you mechanical oil pressure reading. but seeing you just replaced check the connectors and resistance
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 07:09 PM
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well before my car was down for replacement of a bad cam sensor and fuel pump, my oil pressure would never go under 40 and at wot it would reach 60psi....thats wats been gettin me a little worried
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dont have one that i own but i can probably get one n try that out, thanks man
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