How to remove the oil pressure sensor filter?
If equipped with active fuel management perform the following step, using J 41712 oil pressure switch socket or equivalent, remove the oil pressure sensor (706) and washer (707). Remove and discard oil pressure sensor filter (452). MSgt USAF retired!
What to do if oil pressure drops after changing oil sending unit?
85 people found this helpful. BTW you will need a screw or a pick to stick down in the oil sending unit hole after it is removed and pick that 2 inch long filter out of the hole. It IS NOT attached to the sending unit. You will have to coax it out. 50 people found this helpful.
Why is my oil pressure so low after replacing the filter?
The replacement oil filter often gets blamed for this encounter when the condition was actually the introduction of air into the system. Installing a second oil filter (often another brand) often gets credit for restoring the oil pressure when the actual solution was the release of the trapped air.
When to change oil pressure sensor on AFM engine?
Always when changing an oil pressure sensor on an AFM engine, that filter is supposed to be discarded and replaced. If equipped with active fuel management perform the following step, using J 41712 oil pressure switch socket or equivalent, remove the oil pressure sensor (706) and washer (707).
If equipped with active fuel management perform the following step, using J 41712 oil pressure switch socket or equivalent, remove the oil pressure sensor (706) and washer (707). Remove and discard oil pressure sensor filter (452). MSgt USAF retired!
85 people found this helpful. BTW you will need a screw or a pick to stick down in the oil sending unit hole after it is removed and pick that 2 inch long filter out of the hole. It IS NOT attached to the sending unit. You will have to coax it out. 50 people found this helpful.
How to replace a GM 3.8L oil pressure sending unit?
This is a simple video outlining the procedures for replacing the oil pressure sending unit on a GM 3.8L series 2 engine. This particular engine is in a myriad of General Motors vehicles like the Impala, Bonneville, and GM mini-vans. A leaking oil pressure sending unit seems to be a very common problem for these automobiles fitted with this engine.
The replacement oil filter often gets blamed for this encounter when the condition was actually the introduction of air into the system. Installing a second oil filter (often another brand) often gets credit for restoring the oil pressure when the actual solution was the release of the trapped air.