can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
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can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
88 GTA 5.7 TPI. I have the dealer book but cant find the oil pressure switch and how it works. It is connected to the fuel pump relay! The thing i need to know is the relay comes on with the key for 3 sec then im guessing the oil pressure switch takes over to give the fuel pump and the maf relay 12 volts. so it seems the fuelpump relay is only used for that 3 sec when ignition is turned on! After 3 sec prime i disconnected fuel pump relay and started car and it fired right up so i think im right ?????
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
The fuel pump relay is energized for 3 seconds after ignition-on to prime, and for 3 seconds after the last reference pulse is received from the distributor, ie. as long as the car is running.
The oil pressure switch is in parallel with the fuel pump relay to continue powering the pump in case the relay fails. The car will run just fine without it even installed.
The oil pressure switch is in parallel with the fuel pump relay to continue powering the pump in case the relay fails. The car will run just fine without it even installed.
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
The fuel pump relay is energized for 3 seconds after ignition-on to prime, and for 3 seconds after the last reference pulse is received from the distributor, ie. as long as the car is running.
The oil pressure switch is in parallel with the fuel pump relay to continue powering the pump in case the relay fails. The car will run just fine without it even installed.
The oil pressure switch is in parallel with the fuel pump relay to continue powering the pump in case the relay fails. The car will run just fine without it even installed.
it also kills power to the fuel pump in case of oil pressure drop..a functioning sensor needs to be there, or the connector needs to be jumpered.
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
Sometimes they short when they fail and the pump runs continuously.
If it wasn't starting without the switch, then you had other problems along with a bad switch.
If it wasn't starting without the switch, then you had other problems along with a bad switch.
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
i also had a issue with a maf that failed while the car was cold, but read fine once it got to temp..this was just recently..N20 backfire caused that.
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
Yes, because shorting the dead switch let it fulfill its purpose as a backup system. In a properly working car, the switch isn't needed.
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
however, i have noticed one relay by the firewall thats melted all to hell on the end where the wires come out...but since ive owned the car, none are ever hot or even warm.
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
On the TPI cars at least ; the ECM has to see the pump come online from the OP switch (fuel pump signal at ECM in diagram ) along with the dist ref signal while cranking before it will pulse the injectors
See
http://www.corvettebuyers.com/c4vettes/l98.htm
So the switch performs two functions;
as a parallel backup for the fuel pump and a indicator that the pump is running ( or oil pressure is over 4 psi ) which ever way you want to look at it.
However the ECM only references this input while cranking so if OP drops while engine running it will not shut the engine off
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http://www.corvettebuyers.com/c4vettes/l98.htm
So the switch performs two functions;
as a parallel backup for the fuel pump and a indicator that the pump is running ( or oil pressure is over 4 psi ) which ever way you want to look at it.
However the ECM only references this input while cranking so if OP drops while engine running it will not shut the engine off
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
It reads the signal off the op switch but after the relay goes on for that 3 sec then the relay does nothing op switch takes over when car is running! disconnect the op switch car wont run!
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Re: can someone tell me what the oil pressure switch does?
on my 92 my header burned the wiring for the op switch...shut the car right off
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