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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Cars having some problems, just replaced the egr valve and the 02 sensor and now my oil light is on but it goes off when i am on the gas, it also idles odd and stumbles kinda any ideas?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 06:33 PM
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Did you check your oil levels?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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Yeah i just got it changed, albeit at walmart, it was changed like 2 days ago. But its so weird, it comes on at idle, when im accelerating it stops.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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might be a bad oil sending unit....
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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How much and how hard are they to install?
 
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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But did you personally check it? When you accelerate the oil will slosh to the back of the pan where the sensor is.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 05:46 AM
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spud how hard are they to change.?
 
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spud how hard are they to change.?
Not hard at all. Inspect the wiring to the sending unit as well.
 
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Where abouts is it located das? I got under ym car and i saw a sensor located near a boot type thingy would that be it? its right near the bottom of the car?
 
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Where abouts is it located das? I got under ym car and i saw a sensor located near a boot type thingy would that be it? its right near the bottom of the car?


Its the Oil Pressure sensor on the left side of the pic.
 
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