Oil Pressure

[steeleaway]

Driving home yesterday about 12 miles in my 98 Vert and I noticed that the oil pressure gage was pegged at 80 and the digital readout was 123-126 PSI and the oil temp was up to 216 degrees.

What could be the source of the problem???...sending unit,bearing, pump???

Please help.

 

[c4c5specialist]

HI there,
Most likely the sensing unit, located at the rear of the block, behind the intake manifold.
About 2.0 to replace, and the sensing unit is about $50.
Allthebest, c4c5

 

[steeleaway]

HI there,
Most likely the sensing unit, located at the rear of the block, behind the intake manifold.
About 2.0 to replace, and the sensing unit is about $50.
Allthebest, c4c5

Thanks for the info. I had posted here as well as Corvette forum and all of you say the same thing of what is wrong. Being a female, I am surely not going to fix it myself. I will let the experts take care of it even thought that means taking to a dealer.

 

[danl72]

Yep, c4c5specialist is correct again. I had the same problem and the dealer replaced the sensor. Good thing i have an extended warranty.