Oil Pressure Sensor
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 73
Likes: 0
Oil Pressure Sensor My friend had somebody put a head gasket on his car recently andvin the process damaged the radiator which is now fixed,broke the coolant bypass tube(fixed now),and this mechanics most recent break was the oil pressure sensor. This mechanic has had his car since February and my friend is growing impatient on this mechanic and is ready to get his car back now. Is This an easy fix or should he wait it out another week and let the mechanic fix it? It's a 94 lt1 trans am
What kind of socket do you need for that? Ever since my new motor was installed it's pegged the oil pressure at over 80 psi no matter what...it's not though after putting a mechanical gauge on it. I'm assuming that sensor got broken during the motor swap or wires disconnected. This may be my weekend project...
To the OP that is an absurd amount of time for a headgasket change and amazed he broke that much stuff fixing it. Unacceptable in my opinion and why I do my own work. Thats a weekends worth of work and Im no mechanic.
Its an oil sending unit socket, 10 bucks at oreilley, its in the specialty tools not the actual socket section. I just asked and they showed me, if your pressure is pegged either way on the gauge its probably the sensor.
What kind of socket do you need for that? Ever since my new motor was installed it's pegged the oil pressure at over 80 psi no matter what...it's not though after putting a mechanical gauge on it. I'm assuming that sensor got broken during the motor swap or wires disconnected. This may be my weekend project...
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Topdon ONE vs. Artidiag 800 BT2: Which is the Diagnostic Tablet For You?
Pouria Savadkouei
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 73
Likes: 0
To Jrob56, yes and he said everything its back together he just needs to install the oil pressure sensor,intake,and "wire it up" it should be ready by Monday......imo that's way to long for that little bit of work.....but its not my car so I can't say anything.....thanks for everyone's input
On The Tree
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 182
Likes: 0
From: Boston
if you unplug the Oil Pressure Sensor in an LT1 the gauge pegs itself to over 80.. I did this today tryin to change the sensor on my buddys 97 z28...
Contrary to popular belief the two oil pressure sensor sockets they sell at advance DO NOT FIT
and the EGR is directly in the way to get a box wrench on it....fail
Contrary to popular belief the two oil pressure sensor sockets they sell at advance DO NOT FIT
and the EGR is directly in the way to get a box wrench on it....fail
