3.6 Pentastar oil pressure sender woes.....
UPDATE>>> we got the cooler in and running (the torque specs on that cooler are pretty tight!) and no leaks so far. The unit I took off could have possible been not torqued to spec (~108 inch lbs!) but that didnt explain the inches of oil and coolant from the last one. Anyway, the new unit ($50 on ebay free shipping!) came with new sensors so I said what the hell and installed them as is (the oil pressure is now serviceable with an extension and my socket procedure , no problem) BUT (and this is a big but.....) now I got a code 128. I was about to pull my hair out if it were the oil pressure code but this one is coolant temp not up to 160 in 15 minutes or something like that. I was looking at the temp gauge and its only about 1/4-1/3 up the scale and its usually right at the middle. I reset the code (128 and 128PD) and hope it wont come back but perhaps the crappy new sender that came with the housing is not the right range? I did save the old one but almost rounded the flats trying to get it out, that thing was on tight! This has new coolant in it as I had to drain the rad at the petcock to replace the cooler. The temp sender is NOT serviceable from the side as its at an upward angle so if this thing has to come apart again, I'm not gonna be happy although I can do it in my sleep now but I'm not sure how many more cycles are left in the injector plugs. What a clustertruck!
>> I also marked the 25NM torque spec on the 15/16 hex oil filter top to body with a pen so I can make sure its close but not over. wouldnt want to crack the new one<<