I got the part as an after market unit. I can't recall who makes it and the only reason I did is I was going to have a friend of mine who is a mechanic do the work. Well he's a mechanic without a shop, he generally does body repair work now as a mobile service, so he doesn't have a shop to lift vehicles and the like. I'm going to try reaching the plug myself and try to see that it is tight, but I may not be able to get at it very easily, but I'm sure I can check the wiring, but it just needs to stop raining. The Jeep has about 90 thousand miles on it. Thanks for the feedback.
On Jun 5, 2009, at 9:00 AM, Gerry Leary wrote: > > > Ok, First thing Where did you get the part. After being a > professional mechanic for 40 years I have found that Dealer parts > are usually the best. Second I would try disconnecting the plug from > the sender and make sure that all of the contacts are clean and > touching. Maybe wiggle the connection when the gage in the car works > incorrectly. Third check your oil level. Also how many miles are on > the car? Gerry leary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Howell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:10 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] grounding issue in a Jeep > > I realize this isn't the Blind Mechanics list, but I imagine this > would still be alright. > Here is my problem and feel free to contact me off list if > appropriate. I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, so this is the > model with the 4.7 V8. > My problem is there seems to be a short somewhere in the circuit that > controls the oil pressure sensor. I recently had the oil pressure > sending unit replaced by a local garage because I could not get at it > without a lift. So, the mechanic replaced the part I supplied and it > has been fine for a couple of months. Suddenly the damn oil gage has > been doing exactly the same thing it was initially in that it drops to > zero randomly sounding the alarm. I'm very certain after talking to > the same mechanic that if it were the oil pump or barings failing, > there would likely be other indications and considering we can go > several miles before the gauge drops to zero, it is quite possible > there is an issue with the connection or a short somewhere. So, > chasing shorts could be a really ugly task and I'm just looking for > any guidance on where I might be looking for possible issues. I > imagine it could be the gauge itself, but man replacing that would be > a task I am not sure I'd want to take on. I have no idea how to get to > the gauges, which would involve pulling the dash apart and that could > be rather complicated and expensive. At this point I just want to do > the least possible to fix the thing and then get rid of the vehicle. > It seems to be more a pain these days and perhaps it is time to > replace it. That or I'll just ignore the problem until something > really brakes and then just donate the damned thing and buy something > new. As it is I don't think I'm going to get a dealer to agree it > isn't a big deal and gee offer me top dollar on this beast. grin. Any > thoughts appreciated. > > tnx, > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
