[V8] Was Oil Pressure Sensor, now flaky IC

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wires may be broken farther up the line. Al
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Simmons" <indischrot at gmail.com>
To: "Scott Phillips" <phillipsscott at comcast.net>
Cc: <v8 at audifans.com>; "'Bill Hitzler'" <bhitzler at kpbsd.k12.ak.us>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:45 PM
Subject: [V8] Was Oil Pressure Sensor, now flaky IC


> Has anyone had any trouble with the brake pad wear sensors in regards to
> a bad IC?  I've "bypassed" the sensors (i.e. twisted the wires together)
> and the light is still on.
>
> ~Scott S.
>
>
> Scott Phillips wrote:
>
>>Two wire sensor right next to the oil filter. But if you believe the gauge
>>to be correct I would offer that you have a "flaky" Autocheck. I had a
>>intermittent speedo and bad sender, replaced the dash and the sender, now
>>the gauge works, but I have a oil pressure warning in the autocheck, even
>>with the key on, engine off. Granted yours may not be that bad, but it's
>>possible.
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf 
>>Of
>>Bill Hitzler
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 3:20 PM
>>To: v8 at audifans.com
>>Subject: [V8] Oil Pressure Sensor
>>
>>The good news is that I'm stopping with all 4 brakes instead of 3 (
>>thanks Kenneth ) What I'm dealing with now is a sporadic oil pressure
>>warning light on the dash display. When it happens the car is at highway
>>speed and my gauge is reading 6 bar so I have to assume the sensor is
>>faulty. I took the dash out and cleaned up the connections with some
>>Caig De-Oxit and the problem is still there. So the big question is
>>where that sensor lives. Thanks, William
>>
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