Oil Sending Unit Replacement for 2.2L S10/Sonoma

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

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[@pinkchicken7459]

What size socket did he use 5:12

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

@3:02 I mentioned it a sensor socket and it a 1 1/16

[@lmmblmmb1652]

Would the o2 sensor socket be the same as this socket?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

@@lmmblmmb1652 not sure, but it’s possible .

[@ronaldmaranto368]

Great video the dealer said $650.00 to replace it,did it in 20 minutes after watching your video,thanks so much.

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Glad it helped and save you some money!

[@NealHarmon-q9u]

If it's not reading pressure cause of a bad censor will it kill the fuel to save the motor

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Mine never did, but I don’t know if other years had that as a safety or not.

[@NealHarmon-q9u]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors I can buy a nice looking extended cab flair bed from a friend off freeway oil pressure zeroed out and truck died it will start but he has never let it run more than 5 min since guess I should grab a analogue gauge somewhere or pull the valve cover. I have herd putting marvel mystery oil up to 30 percent of the capacity brings parts back from the dead also but it's not worth what I'd have to do to pull that oil pan

[@marcuscheko3264]

Thanks , when I replace mine today , I'll have to look for that screen filter before installing new sensor ....my pressure gauge measure 80 psi !!...I'm thinking it's to high ....start up. , I can see it being high but I only loose like 5 to 10 psi after it's been on high way at 70 mph for hour and a half !! That's with oil change not sure what else to do other them try that sea foam 🤔

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Let me know if yours has the screen.

[@marcuscheko3264]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors yeah ill do that , just priced the sensor , 41.99 at orileys , Amazon has them for 9 and change .....really don't have a choice in where I purcess this sensor. Guess I coukd wait but I may be hooked up doing something else ...have had a tail light you see under tail gate for 4 weeks now and haven't had time for that install eaither .....and I'm recently retired ! ....may have to go back to work so I can get stuff done around here ...lol

[@marcuscheko3264]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors ...first chance I had to post bro ...no , it didn't have an internal screen it may be in the sensor ....I'll have to cut it in half inside my shop with band saw...clean my old one up and see if theirs a screen in that ....I'll post tommarrow after I get old one cut open

[@SneakyMellon]

so i just recently replaced my oil pressure sensor on my 2004 Chevy S10 (V6) gauge was flickering between 60 and 20 with old sensor lifters were not making noise, but with the new sensor it reads 35-40 and lifters start knocking after about a min or 2 of running. any suggestions sensor too tight or wrong installation?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Seems odd to me that it started doing that after just changing the sensor, I have no idea why it would do that unfortunately.

[@SneakyMellon]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors thanks for taking the time to respond, just trying to figure it out been working on the truck for 3 days and havent found out what it is. anyway thanks again

[@pspgamerserjio]

Stupid question but is this different from the oil pressure sensor? The part that helps read it from the cluster?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Depends on the vehicle, but on my Sonoma it operates the gauge in the cluster .

[@Mofasa_zl1]

its the same thing but base on which engine you have your sending unit could be located behind the block of the motor instead of the side like this one

[@pspgamerserjio]

@Mofasa_zl1 lol I forgot about this comment but I sold it a few months ago

[@dooperbooper3936]

Do you happen to have the part number? I bumped into it while changing my oil filter and snapped it. Please and thank you

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

I don’t have the part number sorry , I may be able to get it.

[@robertpc100]

it looks like guage is jumpy like mine is.and sometimes my speedo while setting will barely move up then back to 0.i replaced manifold and other stuff /02 sensor,no engine lights or nothing but after doin that work my oil pressure runs really high especially at cold start,never did before.but i hear more top end noise at valves a little and never before.so you gotta wonder if oil pump is acting crazy bout to go or sending unit.im gonna try do manual guage check and see whats up with reading.good video,if you have any info that helped you please reply.tjhank you brother

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

So it still drops oil pressure once it warms up and I haven't had any problems with the speedo. But after talk to a couple people, we believe when the head gasket blew on one of the previous owners it got antifreeze in the oil and hurt the bearings. I've let it set multiple times at idle for 30 mins or more and I'm still daily driving it.

[@robertpc100]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors thank you friend,dont have blown head gasket or as i have had it for 3 yrs.but since i changed manifold and next pipe i broke all the honeycomb in converter but got it out and now i wonder why i would have such high oil pressure reading but sounds like wrist pin piston chatter well maybe.its at 200 thous. but those bottom end usually hold well with regular oil changes and maintenance.hope it runs another 100 T.it stops shortly after startin,but i can hear it.gonna check closer now its colder and raise hood and start and jump under hood see where noise is.thanks again

[@pspgamerserjio]

Same hear, at cold starts mine goes all the way up but when it gets warm it reads normally

[@davidmartinez-lr5wi]

do these sensors tend to leak any oil? my oil pressure usually starts at 75 also depending on weather. but then when it gets normal it goes lower than 40 and after I drive for a few minutes it shoots down to zero. also i noticed that 5 gear doesnt kick if my oil presure isnt low

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

I don’t think they are supposed to leak. Your oil pressure seems normal for the first two steps , but I’m not sure why it drops to zero while driving. I would look in to replacing the sending unit to see if that fixes the issue, that’s the cheapest option!

[@davidmartinez-lr5wi]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors thanks for the reply! Also did you also have the same issue with the special socket not fitting the sensor?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

@@davidmartinez-lr5wi not that I can remember off hand

[@galenchatman3779]

Great video boss great job great intel

[@jacintogonzalez7146]

Does that sensor have anything to do with the fuel pump?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Not that I’m aware of

[@mypotatomunchkin]

If oul pressure drops below a certain level the the oul pressure "switch" will act as a fuel pressure cutoff According to my 96 hombre repair manual. I cant get my fuel pump to power up, argh

[@jacintogonzalez7146]

Is that fact that it will affect the fuel pump?

[@jonah8961]

Very informative video

[@Danielson12o8]

So that’s what soaking up my engine mount & control module the oil leaked cause spark ⚡️ issues on the connector to the module I was running on 3 cylinders thanks ima fix that asap👍

[@mrtgreen270]

So I'm dealing with a low oil pressure on mine. I get 15 to 20 on warm idle but the other day it dropped to 0 but kept running. Of course I shut it off around 10 seconds after it happened. I changed the oil seems like it may have done a bit better but had someone tell me to change the sending unit. Doing this tutorial you showed us, would this fix my problem more than likely?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

I can't say for sure, but it also wouldn't hurt to do so. It's a fairly cheap part and a little of your time.

[@mrtgreen270]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors yea I'm gonna try it this week and I'll come back to this if that does not fix my problem

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Don't forget to get a socket also, auto parts should either have it or be able to get it

[@mrtgreen270]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors yea I'm grabbing that too. I run 5w30 in it do I still need to be running that or should I also be changing up the weight of oil?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

@@mrtgreen270 I'd leave the 5w30 for now and see how it does.

[@jasonnames]

Do you have to drop the oil to replace this?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Nope, it's right on the side of the block for this application.

[@sugargraham7920]

If not you have a screen inside where that switch goes that will sometimes get clogged up

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

I didn't see a screen

[@sugargraham7920]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors there's one up in there it supposed to be anyway you can thread a small bolt into it an pull it out that way

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

@@sugargraham7920 in the block or in the sensor?

[@luissonoma6255]

Would the location be close or the same on a 2.8 1993 Sonoma?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

From what I was just able to find it should be on the driver side near the oil filter. Hope that helps

[@luissonoma6255]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors It is I’m working on it right now, right on top of the oil filter housing. Quick question though, how much turning does it need? Enough where it shows no thread, I doubt it should be flush to the thing? 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

I just snugged mine down, definitely don't want to over tighten it

[@luissonoma6255]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors Cool, thank you very much & I appreciate it the quick reply. It looks good to me so I’m going to finish cleaning the plug and hope that fixed the leak. This video definitely saved me some money, I almost went to the shop. All in all I’m $42 in between the socket and part.

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

You're welcome, I try to reply a quick as possible if I get a notification which doesn't always happen.

[@shawnkiesel5349]

Was that a woodpecker in the background or a semi-automatic rifle.. lol

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Good ol Woody woodpecker! Lol

[@sugargraham7920]

Did you not change or clean the screen?

[@jamiemudd3830]

Thank you this helped a lot

[@alextorres2893]

Is your truck auto or manual?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

It’s a manual

[@alextorres2893]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors ok cool I got the same truck, question the oil pressure gauge it’s stuck it doesn’t move . Any tips how to fix this issue ? only got 120k miles on it

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

@@alextorres2893 unfortunately idk what you do to fix that issue. The only thing I can think of is to unplug the sensor and see if the gauge drops the zero to see if the sensor is the problem.

[@ricardoespinoza3803]

GREAT TIP BUDDY, IT DID HELP..GOD BLESS

[@jamesoncollins8931]

Thanks dude !

[@Zirsillius]

If none of this works could it be the oil pump?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

@@Zirsillius I can’t say for sure, but it could be possible. Could possibly be a wiring issue or the gauge itself also .

[@forestgimblett2364]

Thanks , too simple if you have the rite tools . Off to try a plumbers wrench lol

[@emiliogarcia3025]

Excelente video, gracias por apoyar.

[@andrewcraig3960]

1:50 intro almost lost me. Should be 3-5 seconds, max.

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

I'll keep that in mind ! Thanks

[@robbie5402]

Was putting the truck in to limp mode at all

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Nope, idk if OBD1 will do that as this truck is a 95.

[@gamindevil666]

Thanks man honestly I got a leak on the oil pressure sensor. This video helped alot thank you

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Glad it helped and thanks for watching, hit the subscribe if you haven't!

[@Rghjnmlkk]

I just changed my oil and filter and my car won’t start

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

No idea why that would happen, Hopefully you got it figured out!

[@Rghjnmlkk]

@@437MotorsportsandOutdoors it was the distributor cap and rotor

[@lalo2641]

Thanks

[@ronaldmaranto368]

are you under the truck to get to the sensor

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

I got to it from above.

[@jamesoncollins8931]

The oil pressure is about 78-80. Super high

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

On mine or yours?

[@437MotorsportsandOutdoors]

Mine when I first start up is 60-70