Well for awhile now, my aftermarket sender has been just sitting on zero (not a huge problem because my car has been down) well its up now. and I went to trouble shoot the issue. and I chased it down to the sender.
The sender was installed directly (w/ a npt-> bpt adapter) into the forward port right behind the PS pump. when I removed it, I cranked the engine JUST incase no oil was actually getting there.. within about 40 seconds of cranking on the engine oil came out. Good.. so its the sender.. I tried removing the little nut that kept the wire in place.. and it spun and spun and spun.. the whole thin inside the adapter was spinning.. so my guess is.. something inside is busted.
Now I'm going to be running a 12" or so long -3 an Line to the adapter and mount the sender by the AFM to get it away from the heat. However.. whats the best way to replace it? Its an evil autostyle gauge which was discontinued some time ago.. There's no specifications for the sending unit in the manual.. its just a single wire going to the sender to the gauge. What do most aftermarket senders use? and what does the stock sender use? anyone know of a cheap/good replacment and where to get it? or know of any other options?
The sender was installed directly (w/ a npt-> bpt adapter) into the forward port right behind the PS pump. when I removed it, I cranked the engine JUST incase no oil was actually getting there.. within about 40 seconds of cranking on the engine oil came out. Good.. so its the sender.. I tried removing the little nut that kept the wire in place.. and it spun and spun and spun.. the whole thin inside the adapter was spinning.. so my guess is.. something inside is busted.
Now I'm going to be running a 12" or so long -3 an Line to the adapter and mount the sender by the AFM to get it away from the heat. However.. whats the best way to replace it? Its an evil autostyle gauge which was discontinued some time ago.. There's no specifications for the sending unit in the manual.. its just a single wire going to the sender to the gauge. What do most aftermarket senders use? and what does the stock sender use? anyone know of a cheap/good replacment and where to get it? or know of any other options?
