Re: Oil pressure sender questions

Posted by JimGnitecki On 2008/7/6 9:07:17

I installed the new sender this monring. My pro mechanic friend, Randy, told me that the white sealing tape IS a good idea, but that I should leave the first couple of threads of the sender that go into the car clear of the tape. He said this would keep the tape from getting into the bore of the oil passage, and would enable a satisfactory ground.

I tightened the sender only modestly (Randy warned me not to overtorque it and destroy the threads).

I installed a ring terminal on the wire from the chassis, and screwed it onto the sender terminal.

I turned on the ignition key, and the "low oil pressure" light did come ON! I started the engine, and the light did go out. Five minutes of idle, at first fast idle and then off the choke slow idle, brought no leaks from the sender (checked all around it with a dry paper towel), and absolutely NO oil pressure light flickering on even at slow idle. Looks like the sender now works properly AND my oil pressure is good even at idle.

Jim G