Fyi

Tedmeister · 07-12-2021, 03:58 PM

Went to the track yesterday and noticed smoke behind me near the end of
my first session. Pulled off track right away and popped the hood.
Noticed oil near the base of the block and was towed back to my trailer.
When I took a close look I saw the aftermarket oil pressure sensor was sitting
askew. I assume that the mass of the sensor is too much for the brass fitting.
I wonder if anyone else has had a similar failure? Spent $ 16.00 for the fitting
through Z1. I found a steel one at DriftMotion.com for $ 2.99. Luckily I only
lost about half a quart of oil and never lost pressure.
Of course it ended my day, didn't want to track the car, without knowing if I had oil pressure, by just installing the factory sensor back in its original place.

07-12-2021, 03:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tedmeister Base Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 68 Drives: 12 M6 Rep Power: 6777	Fyi Went to the track yesterday and noticed smoke behind me near the end of my first session. Pulled off track right away and popped the hood. Noticed oil near the base of the block and was towed back to my trailer. When I took a close look I saw the aftermarket oil pressure sensor was sitting askew. I assume that the mass of the sensor is too much for the brass fitting. I wonder if anyone else has had a similar failure? Spent $ 16.00 for the fitting through Z1. I found a steel one at DriftMotion.com for $ 2.99. Luckily I only lost about half a quart of oil and never lost pressure. Of course it ended my day, didn't want to track the car, without knowing if I had oil pressure, by just installing the factory sensor back in its original place. JARblue, cv129, danegrey and 3 others like this.