Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Attention anyone with Autometer Gauges

So I'm driving to the hardware store yesterday and I slow down from highway speed and the stink of burning oil fills my nose. Get out look under neath the car and oil is dripping quickly from the oil pan and transmission. Pop hood, it stinks, i can see the structural holes on the mtx case are all full of oil. I feel the oil pressure sender on the engine block and it's covered with oil underneat. Rev engine and oil squirts out of the terminal post on the end of the sender.

There you have it, failure of the autometer electric oil pressure sender causes pretty big oil leak, but no major damage because it was caught quick. There is a huge mess to clean up.

I put the plug back in the block and called autometer. The tech says the senders have a higher tendency to fail when mounted dirrectly to the engine versus mounted to the engine via a hose. They are sending one in the mail.

The install was a little over a year old, and I've had no problems up till now. Might be a good idea for you guys with the gauges to inspect the sender with every oil change.

Cheers

JE

Thanks for the heads up! Guess what I'm doing next weekend...

So what are we actually inspecting for? Any premature signs of wear and tear in particular?

Just wondering...I've had mine going on one year now.....i hardly drive the car but would still like to know. i have my oil pressure unit on the block.

first check for any oil on the sender that would indicate a leak.

second loosen the wire nut on the sender terminal and see if the post is loose. i'll post a picture later of what mine looks like.

late

je

that would be cool if you could post that pic.

i'm going home and doing some work on the SVT tonight so that'll be a good time to check. Thanks for the tip!

Where exactly is the factory oil pressure sender located? And is this accurate and good for taking oil pressure & temp. Thanks Brian

Originally posted by GR8SVT:

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that would be cool if you could post that pic.

i'm going home and doing some work on the SVT tonight so that'll be a good time to check. Thanks for the tip!

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Here is what happened to mine..

for some reason its reading 12.5psi idle where it should be at 25psi and a little over 25psi WOT when it should be at 50psi can anyone tell me why???