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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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digital dash oil pressure sending unit differance?

does anybody know if there is a differance with the oil pressure sending unit on the digital dash trans ams? I just change out my motor in my ta and now my gauge wont read..I had this motor in my iroc and had great oil pressure, now that I put it in my digital dash ta it does'nt even read... any help would be great... thanks
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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Re: digital dash oil pressure sending unit differance?

Possibly.
Have you tried grounding the OP switch wire at engine to see if gauge still works?
Usually you have to use a sender unit that is compatible with the gauge
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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Re: digital dash oil pressure sending unit differance?

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Possibly.
Have you tried grounding the OP switch wire at engine to see if gauge still works?
Usually you have to use a sender unit that is compatible with the gauge
no.. but I will..I had it in my iroc and worked fine,but then when I swapped motors I didnt even think about switching the oil pressure sending unit..I just figured they were the same..
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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Re: digital dash oil pressure sending unit differance?

Look up both cars on a parts website like www.rockauto.com and see if they show the same part number.
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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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Re: digital dash oil pressure sending unit differance?

got it fixed...thanks...and it is the same one..
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