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Replace oil pressure sensor

How to replace an oil pressure sensor yourself How an oil pressure sensor works An oil pressure sensor can fail as it ages. They screw into an oil passage in the engine and the oil pressure pushes against a rubber diaphragm, moving it against a spring loaded switch. Most are calibrated to turn on your oil pressure light when the oil pressure falls below 7-psi. How oil pressure sensors fail Oil pressure sensors, also called oil pressure sending units, can fail in two ways; the diaphragm, spring or switch age … Read More