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Postby frmach [OP] » Jul 12 2010, 8:19pm

Where is the oil pressure sender located? Dash gauge shows full scale. Does this mean a short somewhere?
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Re: oil pressure sender

Postby lzn197 » Aug 22 2010, 4:26pm

Usually a full scale reading indicates a sender that has gone open or the resistance has increased OR it is unplugged. No idea where it is located. I looked on my 2004 and couldn't find it. They used to be near where the distibutor used to be on the back of the engine on the drivers side.
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Re: oil pressure sender

Postby miserytom » Aug 22 2010, 5:23pm

It's right behind the intake manifold on the block, drivers side.
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