Topic: Oil Pressure Gage
in Forum: C3 Electrical

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There is only one fuse for the gauges, and it is marked as such. It's possible the gauge has failed, too, but I would lean towards a problem in the wiring under the hood.
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The gauge has power with the key on, and the sensor provides the ground. Did you ground the sensor wire, or just dis-connect it?
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Joel Adams
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As far as the sensor fitting port location on the block....it's located on the driver's side of the block just aft of the last spark plug. When I removed the old brass fitting that the sensor attaches to the threads were deformed to a larger thread size. Could there be another port that I just didn't notice? The motor is a GM Create ZZ4 block from engine depot in 2009 if that make any difference.

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Yeah, just grab a short piece of wire and stick it into the connector, and ground that bugger somewhere.
You may want to remove the sensor, and then dis-connect the ignition power tot he distributor, and crank the engine for a couple of seconds, and see if any oil comes out of the hole. It would be best to install a mechanical gauge there temporarily for this test, but if ya don't have one, taking the sender out and cranking it will squirt oil out, if the fitting is open as it should be. Just an idea, but make sure you disable the ignition first...you don't want to start it, just spin it over for 3-4 seconds.

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