Re: Oil sending unit blues

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx>]

Jordan

I took a closer look at your pic - looks like you have the right 
part, and the right place, but something is amiss in your car. 
Someone before you has probably removed the thread adapter. The part 
you have as the "new" one is the common part used, the threads on 
your old one look way too big. What does the block look like with the sender removed? 

The thread on the sender is 1/4 inch NPT, very close to metric M-1.0 
pipe thread.

Dave S

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote:
> There are two oil pressure sending units. The large one next to the 
> oil filter is the sender for the gauge. The small one above the 
> catalytic converter is for the oil "idiot" light. Sounds like you 
> have the right thing but are trying to put it in the wrong place. A 
> common problem.......
> 
> Dave S
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, jordan rubin <nuttenschleuder@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > Hello all:
> > 
> > 
> > For those who enjoyed my oil change howto, there
> > was a second job i was doing while the oil was empty.
> > 
> > It was established that my oil gauge was at 80psi
> > because the unit it connects to was broken.
> > 
> > I was positive this is what needed replacing
> > shown on left with wire next to area without oil
> > filter 
> >