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Nov 4, 2007 | 05:37 PM

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What is this???

After installation of LT headers on my friends 94 Trans Am we found this and had no idea what it is... There is a hole a little bigger than maybe a quarter... Between #5 and #7. It's hanging by a wire and whatnot.

Nov 4, 2007 | 05:43 PM

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Is there a hose coming off the pipe on the right hand side of your water pump? At first glance, it looks like it might be the oil cooler hose cut in half and plugged up with something.

Nov 4, 2007 | 06:26 PM

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Is there a hose coming off the pipe on the right hand side of your water pump?

Not sure about the water pump, I know it hangs next to the oil filter though

Nov 4, 2007 | 06:49 PM

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Its the oil pressure sending unit heat sheild.

It goes over a sensor right about the oil filter provision.

Tony.

Nov 4, 2007 | 07:08 PM

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Its the oil pressure sending unit heat sheild.

It goes over a sensor right about the oil filter provision.

Tony.

That's what it looks like to me also.

Nov 4, 2007 | 08:18 PM

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that is the broken peice of the oil pressure sensor. I broke mine changing #7 spark plug and that is what I had in my hand. Do you have oil pressure readings?

Nov 4, 2007 | 08:27 PM

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Hell, I thought it looked like the AIR tube.

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Nov 4, 2007 | 08:50 PM

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yeah he just told me he has no oil pressure reading on his guages

Nov 11, 2007 | 12:27 PM

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ok so it was indeed the oil pressure sending unit and his is located on the block near the oil filter. so we bought a new one and went to put it in and no dice...the headers are in the way. is that normal? did any of you 93/94 guys have to move/remove your headers to swap a new on in

Nov 11, 2007 | 01:54 PM

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I dont remember if I put my heat sheild back on the sensor when re-installing it.

It fit though.

Tony.

Nov 11, 2007 | 02:10 PM

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They only did that on 93 and some 94 cars.

Hard to believe Tony was right isn't it

Nov 11, 2007 | 02:13 PM

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well i hadnt put the heat shield back on it yet i just had the plastic sensor piece and went to screw it in and wasnt able to do it. I was gonna screw it in then slip the rubber piece over it and put the connector back on the end