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Anyone else broken an Oil Pressure Sending Unit??

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Old Dec 18, 2003 | 01:31 PM
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Anyone else broken an Oil Pressure Sending Unit??

This little things are really POS's for where they're mounted. You gotta be careful. I was poking around under the car, and let fly with my arm after the wrench slipped off my O2, and snap, there goes my second.


Why hasn't someone made a completely integral metal unit that won't snap off at the base. They're cheap and all at $30 a pop, but there's room for improvement.
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 01:57 PM
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Same situiation, but was at the mufler shop tightening exhaust bolts and they slipped the wrench and "pop"
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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I did the !Oil pressure mod when I had the tranny out The engine leans back and its up to the sending unit to hold it against the firewall. The don't hold lateral pressure that well. LOL
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 02:21 PM
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Originally posted by Grease
I did the !Oil pressure mod when I had the tranny out The engine leans back and its up to the sending unit to hold it against the firewall. The don't hold lateral pressure that well. LOL
Man, taking care of it in style huh??
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 05:03 PM
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I did during my header install just more money out of my pocket
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 07:04 PM
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Originally posted by speed76demon
I did during my header install just more money out of my pocket
That was the FIRST one that I broke!!
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 08:36 PM
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Yeah, I broke one during a header install too.
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 08:59 PM
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Unhappy

Yeah I btoke mine while changing #7 plug,and talking to my nieghbor(wasn't paying attention).Got a new on e from Dal,shipped in 3 days ,put the new one on,had high reading but after a week,it settled back to normal.($26.00 about 3 years ago).I couldn't believe I did that,der.
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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i broke mine when i took the y pipe out to gut the cat. then replaced it but but for some reason my oil pressure was never the same. then when tearing my engine apart for the rebuild i found the culprit of my low pressure problem........ my pick up was not attatched to my oil pump

:redneck: that there aint no kinda good :redneck:

but it will be fixed with the 383 so its all good
Old Dec 18, 2003 | 11:12 PM
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I busted mine as well when I removed the tranny.
Hard not to unless you remove it first.
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