3.6 Pentastar oil pressure sender woes.....

pishta said

Victory! I went to the boneyard and grabbed a crusty one off a wrecked '06 Commander (right in front on block), plugged it in and got more or less correct voltages in circuit, ie .26 or something KOEO. Drove it a few miles...no codes. So the OEM stuff off a junker is better than the new aftermarket stuff....again!
Maybe a word of advice: When you buy a new car or truck, maybe the first thing you should do to the motor is unplug every weather-tight sensor one at a time and put some silicone grease in each one so they actually come off when you need them to instead of snapping the plug retention or breaking the F'n lock tabs! Some of these are near impossible to unplug without a pair of pliers.

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I find myself going to the junkyard more for bigger replacement parts like alternators, starters, P/S pumps, brake boosters/master cylinders... The OE factory parts with 100k+ miles on them are almost always better quality and just plain work better than the parts-store garbage even when "new". Dorman makes good stuff I suppose but the rest is a total crapshoot, usually breaks conveniently just after the end of the warranty period.

Also I feel your pain about the electrical connectors, I think there is a special pair of pliers you can get specifically for disconnecting those; makes it much easier to save the lock tabs from breaking. I broke one or two then was just super delicate and careful with the rest. This modern car plastic stuff is bullshit lol.