Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Has anyone here done an oil pressure sensor?

[J.Keith]

I think that the one on my 2000 is toast so I called the dealer. $228. 06 !!!!!

Called Rocky Mtn Cummins $19. 31

Wow what give there?

Are most parts inflated this much at the dealer?

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Your friendly neighborhood Dodge *******, er... dealer.









Whoops.



You get the old one out alright?



Brian

 

[OTRPU]

The one the dealers sell are made outta gold, everybody knows that.



Cheers,

Steve J

 

[J.Keith]

Didn't do it yet.

Gonna pick up the parts when I'm in Denver on monday.

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

Easy swap. Done mine a couple times and now just ignore the ding ding on occasion. I refuse to have the reflash done because all it does is tell the lil' needle on the dash to stay put in the "Safe" zone. The Cummins can lock up but that good ol guage will read good



For those who wonder about if their rig has been flashed, just turn the key to the on position WITHOUT the engine running. Your guage SHOULD be at zero. For those who are welcomed by a needle sitting in the safe area ... welcome to the Fox 5 special "When engineering goes bad" :-laf



The Mopar Markup is a wonder all in itself sometimes and that is a perfect example.

 

[rweis]

Installing a "real" oil pressure gauge is not a huge job and it will "really" report the "true" oil pressure. I had NO IDEA the OEM oil pressure gauge was a "fake" until I installed a real one just to double check. I was reading threads that guys were having sensor failures. I tow heavy and did not want to have to make a split second decision to save my engine.



Bob Weis

 

[DjFire07]

$19 doesn't sound right either. My oil pressure sensor died a couple of years ago. I pulled over a couple times before I figured out it must be the sensor. Dodge dealer wanted around $200. I got it from Cummins. It ended up costing me about $70 after returning the core. It's been working fine since. I won't even go in the Dodge parts door anymore. DJ

 

[big barney]

The part number you want is #4088390NX I got mine at cummins for around $70. 00

It works perfect with no reflash.

 

[J.Keith]

The part # they gave me over the hone was 4076930.

Tim, that is just what my gauge is doing. swings right up to like 45 lbs as soon as I turn on the key and NEVER moves while I'm driving.

Can I get the reflash undone?

 

[DFerverda]

Once your truck has the reflash,and turned your oil pressure gauge stupid is there a way to get the reflash undone??

 

[JimKing]

Once your truck has the reflash,and turned your oil pressure gauge stupid is there a way to get the reflash undone??

NO. . Plus the fact that the reflash may not work as planned, and you will have 40 lbs of oil pressure BEFORE the engine starts. Subsequent flashes only gave me:

1. ) No oil pressure,

2. ) 40 lbs of oil pressure and a low oil pressure warning at the same time.

 

[J.Keith]

I think that my truck probably has been reflashed.

Will it fix the gauge to put in a new sensor or not?

Seems to me that the problem is in the ECM and not the sensor itself.

 

[DjFire07]

Mine worked worked fine after replacing the sensor. At the time, the dealer reflashed it, but it didn't "fix" it. I'm not using my original ECM anymore

 

[champspa]

Napa has them it's number for a 94-96 is op6670 price is less than 30 bucks .

 

[GGates]

Just put one in my 2000, took about 10 minutes or less. I did it from above using 1 1/4 deep socket and 4" extention. My socket is a impact socket and worked fine. My arms are short and it's a long reach but can be done. Everything works great now!