Replacing oil pressure sender...

[SilverSHO]

I know it's on the back of the motor somewhere, but from the top I don't see it. Am I going to have to crawl under the car and/or drain the oil to replace it? BTW, I got the new one at Auto Zone for about three bucks, if anyone's in need of one.

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Nick
Lt. Titanium 90 135k
Coneless, ACCEL 8.8 stainless steel wires,
SHO Shop torque limiters, Cherry Bomb Turbo II mufflers (sound pretty damn good for $15 mufflers )
New to the family: '73 VW Beetle...MUCH less expensive to mod than the SHO, but somehow not quite as much fun
AIM: loudog6491

 

[sdpatt]

I found it easier to put the front of the car on jackstands and crawl under from the front. The sender is on the block under the number three cylinder (driver side nearest the firewall).


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Scott

1991, 252K miles, glass hood, police grill, SVO shifter, Catz fogs,
K&N, 73mm MAF, Superchip, PP Y-pipe, Borla cat-back, 190 lph pump
Eibach/Tokico/polyurethane, SHO Shop front & rear strut braces,
16x7.5" Moda R1, 225/55ZR16 Bridgestone RE730, -1 deg camber x 4,
Class II hitch, Silver award at the SHOklahoma Car Show

 

[Wildstar]

Do what Scott says. And you don't need to drain the oil.

 

[94ShoOff]

You should only lose a minimal amount of oil when changing it.

 

[sdpatt]

No oil should leak from the pressure sender as long as the engine is not running.

Now replacing the oil LEVEL sender in the oil pan will lose some oil if you forget to drain some or all of the oil from the pan.
Scott