RE: [DML] Re: Fw: oil pressure

[Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx>]

Mine did the same thing. I replaced the sender for about $40 and it reads
perfectly.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tmpintnl [mailto:tobyp@xxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 8:35 PM
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [DML] Re: Fw: oil pressure
> 
> Bob - It is more than likely a bad sending unit. I damaged mine
> during an oil filter change, and it "pegs" with the engine running. I
> know that my pressures are correct. There are several replacement
> senders that are advertised as being "more accurate" than the original
> sender. Most vendors have them available. The sending unit for the
> gauge is next to the oil filter. The sending unit for the idiot light
> is on the opposite side, just behind the A/C compressor. If the idiot
> light is functional, it *should* show a real problem if you have one.
> 
> Toby Peterson VIN 2248
> Winged1
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, Bob wrote:
> 
> > I have had my 1981 Delorean since 1999 and have noticed that the oil
> pressure is maxing out past 80psi.! The car has 18000 original miles
> and I have changed the oil regularly. When I first got the car I
> warmed it up then changed the oil. Then I ran it 100 miles and
> changed it again. It seems to be flowing through the engine alright
> but it worries me. Could it just be a bad sensor? Bob
> >