Ok so i have another thread going on my CEL being out for which i have ordered the #18 GE bulb as well as a #74 GE bulb for the left turn blinker on the dash (all else works).
HOWEVER that didnt really address the OIL PRESSURE LIGHT that is also out..and i was looking at the engine and i cant find my oil pressure switch. In fact i found a plug where i think its located but no sensor just a bolt into the block..
Is it supposed to be located in between the oil filter and the exhaust manifold on the driver's side of the 1.6L 8v TBI engine? It so..mine just has a screw plugged into the hole. No switch unit or anything.
The a/c was bypassed in this (which is why the wire hanging disnt alarm me more cuz i figured itnwas for the ac compressor) but alas..i found a picture that showed a wire thst loops above the timing cover with a neat little corrugated black jacket around it and routed back over to where the a/c compressor was. Wire just hanging there..i deduced from the picture that this wire is what goes to my oil pressure switch and its just entirely missing and wire hanging.
questions:
1) Am i on right track thst my oil pressure switch is missing and If not then what does go there?
2nd off..if it is then is it connected to the ECU in any way or is the light independent of the ECU? (I read somewhere that it wasn't connected and that this sensor basically just acts as a switch turning the light on when the oil pressure is dangerously low. I have also ordered some capacitors for my ECU per the information i have learned here)
Should attempt to replace with an OEM sensor or should i get an aftermarket one? As y'all can see..right now if my oil pressure bottoms put then i may not know until too late and thats not good enough
Also regarding the threads on this..i read something about needing an adaptor because of the threading going 28Bsm to 27?? I am almost dreading pulling the old screw out in case PO bored it out.
Will fixing the oil pressure switch with OEM switch fix my idiot oil light.. basically is what im asking? Also..is there a seperate bulb in the cluster for it as well? If so im assuming irs the GE 74 like everything but the CEL? I have to pull cluster to change CEL soon anyways so even tho it may not be burnt out i may replace it anyways juat so i know its good before i begin working on the switch.
HOWEVER that didnt really address the OIL PRESSURE LIGHT that is also out..and i was looking at the engine and i cant find my oil pressure switch. In fact i found a plug where i think its located but no sensor just a bolt into the block..
Is it supposed to be located in between the oil filter and the exhaust manifold on the driver's side of the 1.6L 8v TBI engine? It so..mine just has a screw plugged into the hole. No switch unit or anything.
The a/c was bypassed in this (which is why the wire hanging disnt alarm me more cuz i figured itnwas for the ac compressor) but alas..i found a picture that showed a wire thst loops above the timing cover with a neat little corrugated black jacket around it and routed back over to where the a/c compressor was. Wire just hanging there..i deduced from the picture that this wire is what goes to my oil pressure switch and its just entirely missing and wire hanging.
questions:
1) Am i on right track thst my oil pressure switch is missing and If not then what does go there?
2nd off..if it is then is it connected to the ECU in any way or is the light independent of the ECU? (I read somewhere that it wasn't connected and that this sensor basically just acts as a switch turning the light on when the oil pressure is dangerously low. I have also ordered some capacitors for my ECU per the information i have learned here)
Should attempt to replace with an OEM sensor or should i get an aftermarket one? As y'all can see..right now if my oil pressure bottoms put then i may not know until too late and thats not good enough
Also regarding the threads on this..i read something about needing an adaptor because of the threading going 28Bsm to 27?? I am almost dreading pulling the old screw out in case PO bored it out.
Will fixing the oil pressure switch with OEM switch fix my idiot oil light.. basically is what im asking? Also..is there a seperate bulb in the cluster for it as well? If so im assuming irs the GE 74 like everything but the CEL? I have to pull cluster to change CEL soon anyways so even tho it may not be burnt out i may replace it anyways juat so i know its good before i begin working on the switch.