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Subject:Re: Oil sensor still buzz after going to Mahle oil filter, now what?
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 9 Aug 2000 02:39:50 -0400
At 01:52 8/9/2000, Mark Dorm wrote:
>Is that the way the oil sensor works??? it buzzes?? I've never gone low on
>oil, so if my oil sensor is supposed to buzz how do I know its working???
Er...it's a pressure sensor, not a level sensor.  You can unplug the wire
to the second pressure  switch (i.e. not the one between the pushrods) and
rev the motor over 2000 rpm.  Should buzz and blink.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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