Pulling the wire sends it full scale, otherwise it tends to twitch to full scale erratically every now and then. Wiring looks clean. Engine ground OK, but bypassed anyway as a test--no help. Factory oil filter replaced about a month ago, twitch didn't appear until about 2 days ago.
Do I need to drain the oil before swapping that thing or is there a check valve behind it? For 13 bucks I'll swap it before I'll bother pressure testing the pump.
Lon did pass the time by typing:
That's exactly what mine was doing before it just started staying between
70 and 80 psi. I thought about taking it out and flushing with carb cleaner but like you say, the replacement is cheap.Draining isn't necessary. When I did mine there might have been a few drips to wipe up but that was it.
I did put a little bit of thread sealant on the last few threads just to stop any oil leaks.
DougW proclaimed:
Thanks Doug
It looks like it has a fairly low value on the pita scale...not as young as I was last year.
Hardest part of the job is trying to get the new sensor to start and thread, it has fine threads on a very slight taper. The second hardest part will be finding a bottle opener for the CORONA that follows. :)
Snow...
How do you open the bottles while you are driving?
I never said a word about drinking while driving, I asked how you opened the beer bottles while driving with the opener bolted to the front bumper....
It has pretty fine threads, but the new sensor came with a whitish gunk along the back of the threads and went in rather easily except for there being just enough room to barely get a wrench on the darned thing, and not quite enough room to move that wrench.
Snow proclaimed:
Drive real fast. Throw the bottle real hard--but just right--to the front of the car, skillfully raking it past the opener at the perfect angle. Then wait until it comes back towards you as your vehicle catches up with it.
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