Date:         Thu, 5 Mar 2015 11:19:29 -0600
Reply-To:     Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Kevin Duvernay <kduvey@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <01DC2939-7C00-4B4A-941E-F89EBB83DF05@comcast.net>
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Thanks guys. How do I tell if my sensor is an aftermarket one or one of the
genuine resigned ones?

 I do have a spare oil cooler O ring kicking around somewhere, I'll dig it
out. Good tip on the PB blaster. I snapped a stud replacing the other
header... (although the 2/4 header hardware looks much less corroded and
I've already broke 3 of the 4 nuts loose)


On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 11:12 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>                 Kevin
>
>         Not that it is necessary, but I'll put a 2nd on what DH & KW have
> said & Add that if
>
> You have not already done so, You should Soak All the Nuts&Bolts that you
> are going to
>
> be removing on this project with PBBlaster &Or Zep45 Today & then HeatItUp
> ToOp'Temp
>
> &Then SoakAgain ~
>
>         &Also ~ The NextTime You change Your Oil, Save Yourself some
> UnnecessarilySpent
>
>  $s & use Valvoline FullSynthetic Instead ~
>
>
> http://www.valvoline.com/products/consumer-products/motor-oil/full-synthetic-motor-oil/
>
>         Redline is a GreatOil as are RoyalPurple & Ams but WayOverPriced &
> a Valvo' F'S'Oil
>
> will DoTheJob JustAsWell ~
>
>         There are Other Good F'S'Oils out there but I'm just fond of
> Valvo' ~
>
>                                                         ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
> On 5 Mar , 2015, at 8:50 AM, Kevin Duvernay wrote:
>
> > I'm swapping out my motor mounts tomorrow. While I'm there I'm also going
> > to replace the #2/4 header. If that goes smoothly, I've also got a new
> > water pump along with all new coolant pipes/gaskets and hoses (its
> > basically the last bits of my complete cooling system overhaul!)
> >
> > Anyways, I figured while I'm there doing all this I minus well toss in a
> > new high pressure oil sender (the grey one, .9 bar). What I'm wondering
> is,
> > is it possible to do this without loosing too much oil? I JUST changed
> the
> > oil out to some really expensive Redline synthetic stuff, would hate to
> > waste any of it...
> >
> > Also, anything else I should address while I'm back there?
> >
> > Kevin
>
>