Where is the oil pressure sensor on a Duramax?
Where is the oil pressure sensor on a Duramax?
To the OP- your oil pressure sensor is actually towards the back of the block, driver side, just ahead of the oil cooler/filter base, under the coolant tube that goes from the water pump to the oil cooler. Its somewhat difficult to get to, and you’ll need a large deep socket to change it. And also, dont buy a sensor for a 2001-2002 duramax.
Where is the oil pressure sensor on a 2001 Ford truck?
Yes that might be where the sensor is on a 2001-2002 truck………….but the original poster has a 2003. To the OP- your oil pressure sensor is actually towards the back of the block, driver side, just ahead of the oil cooler/filter base, under the coolant tube that goes from the water pump to the oil cooler.
What causes oil pressure sensor to come off?
Sometime the nut holding the pump gear on, will come off, and loose pressure. Sometime the nut holding the pump gear on, will come off, and loose pressure. Click to expand…
Where is the oil pressure sending unit located?
A buddy of mine needs help on his father in laws truck. Its an 03 or 04 i think. Needs a location of the oil pressure sending unit. And also the oil gauge operates out of the numbers range. Instead of reading in the numbers while running, it goes past the numbers and comes around underneath the tick marks of the gauge.
To the OP- your oil pressure sensor is actually towards the back of the block, driver side, just ahead of the oil cooler/filter base, under the coolant tube that goes from the water pump to the oil cooler. Its somewhat difficult to get to, and you’ll need a large deep socket to change it. And also, dont buy a sensor for a 2001-2002 duramax.
What to do if your Duramax oil pressure is low?
Duramax Oil Pressure The 2005 Duramax is notorious for bad wiring connection on the 2 large engine plugs on the driver side by the battery. Unplug them and clean them with electrical cleaner and plug unplug them a couple times. This is also the cure for low oil pressure problems.
Yes that might be where the sensor is on a 2001-2002 truck………….but the original poster has a 2003. To the OP- your oil pressure sensor is actually towards the back of the block, driver side, just ahead of the oil cooler/filter base, under the coolant tube that goes from the water pump to the oil cooler.
Why does my oil pressure sensor stop working?
It lets you know if your car is running low on oil. Just like any other part, this switch may have issues that cause it to stop working. Oil levels are important to monitor for safety reasons, so unreliable switches should be replaced immediately.
