after taking off my oil pan i found a plastic cylindrical piece with a metal sleeve-like object in the middle. any ideas of what it might be?

 

First make sure you didn't break anything off of your oil level sensor. If not that it could be off the oil pump shaft, but not likely I don't see how it could come off without other major problems.

 

Could it be the oil pump coupler piece? The one that goes on the shaft?

 

 

That's what I'm thinking.

 

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Get a picture of it..

 

been there, done that, its the oil lvl sensor thats sticking out the side of your oil pan lol

 

CPS crank position sensor???

 

LTs have a crank trigger (reluctor ring) behind the crank-shaft timing chain gear, but not a position sensor (4 triggers per crank revolution). The crank trigger sensor (pick-up) is in the bottom of the timing chain cover and could never get down in the oil pan. Also the pick-up is copper, not plastic.

WD

 

sweet

 

OBDII LTx engines have a CPS. OBDI cars do not.

 

I don't believe they are "true" CPS's even though they may be called that, as they actually generate crank triggers (4 per revolution with the reluctor) as opposed to a true CPS with "one" position w/ magnet.

WD

 

What I'm saying is there is no relucter gear for OBDI LT1 cars.

 

If its vanilla in color its the tip of the low oil level sensor.

-B