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Old 06-22-2009, 06:07 PM   #1
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question about the sensor above oil filter
hi i was hoping someone could tell me what the sensor just above my oil filter is. i cant seem to find a replacement anywhere i can find the oil pressure sending unit but mo luck on the pressure switch thanks any help would be apreciated.
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Old 06-22-2009, 06:12 PM   #2
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Thats your oil pressure switch.
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so thats the oil pressure switch? And the unit under the distributor is the oil pressure sending unit that sends the signal to the gauge?
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You have the same setup that I have in my iroc. The top one by the distributor is for the guage and the lower one by th filter is for the dummy light.
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Re: question about the sensor above oil filter
it's the one that sometimes makes your oil press. readings act stupid . good luck .
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LOL!! I never knew that till one day I broke it and had to replace it. All of the sudden the pressure was great!! I'm so stupid!!! Sorry got a flash back....
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the lower one by th filter is for the dummy light.
To clear this up: our cars unfortunatelly don't have many dummy lights (I wish - should have bought a Ford ) so this oil pressure switch serves as a backup circuit to feed the fuel pump.

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To clear this up: our cars unfortunately don't have many dummy lights (I wish - should have bought a Ford ) so this oil pressure switch serves as a backup circuit to feed the fuel pump
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I'd also like to add that in '88 or '89, the oil pressure gauge sender and oil pressure switch were combined into a single unit above the oil filter.

'87 and older had divorced units as white rider described.
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Re: question about the sensor above oil filter
Mine is an 88 and it has the seperate ones.
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