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Subject:Re: Broken Oil Pressure gauge/sender?
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:41:25 -0400

At 09:23 PM 7/23/2010 Friday, Ry wrote:
>The problem is my oil pressure gauges just pegs out max now.  I'm not sure
>how to trouble shoot if it's sender or gauge.

Ry, check the resistance of the disconnected sender.  Also see what
the gauge does when the sender's disconnected.  If it pegs, other VDO
owners can determine if that's normal (it might be).

My suspicion is that you burned out the resistance element in the
sender, and that you'll find open circuit there.

Yrs,
d