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Oil pressure switch - can it be cleaned / fixed??
- hillsy
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Oil pressure switch - can it be cleaned / fixed??
8 years 7 months ago
Hi guys - my oil pressure switch is not working on my A5 (oil light does not come on, but does if I ground the lead off the switch).
Is the switch mechanical? Looking at pics of used ones on eBay it looks like there is a port / hole for the oil to go into the switch. Is it possible it's just gunked up and can be fixed with a clean??
Is the switch mechanical? Looking at pics of used ones on eBay it looks like there is a port / hole for the oil to go into the switch. Is it possible it's just gunked up and can be fixed with a clean??
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Re: Oil pressure switch - can it be cleaned / fixed??
8 years 7 months ago
Oh - also - are there other switches from other models that can be used instead of the 1300 ones?
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Re: Oil pressure switch - can it be cleaned / fixed??
8 years 7 months ago
I have used carb cleaner and let it soak for an hour or so and then wash it out with more carb cleaner and all was good
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Re: Oil pressure switch - can it be cleaned / fixed??
8 years 7 months ago
OK cool - I'll give that a try. Thanks....
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8 years 7 months ago - 8 years 7 months ago
Well, all efforts to revive this one have failed.
So, after a bit of Googling it seems they are pretty generic.....so I took it down to my local auto store and he matched it up to one of these:
Except he only charged me $15.
I had to change the connector but it bolted right up and we're good to go again. Lights up with the key on and turns off when you start it....so I call that a win
So, after a bit of Googling it seems they are pretty generic.....so I took it down to my local auto store and he matched it up to one of these:
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fuelmiser-Switch-Oil-Pressure-Warning-Light-CPS24-fits-Mazda-RX-2-Rotary-Coupe-/151632503761
Except he only charged me $15.
I had to change the connector but it bolted right up and we're good to go again. Lights up with the key on and turns off when you start it....so I call that a win
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Re: Oil pressure switch - can it be cleaned / fixed??
8 years 7 months agohillsy wrote: Well, all efforts to revive this one have failed.
So, after a bit of Googling it seems they are pretty generic.....so I took it down to my local auto store and he matched it up to one of these:
Code:http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fuelmiser-Switch-Oil-Pressure-Warning-Light-CPS24-fits-Mazda-RX-2-Rotary-Coupe-/151632503761
Except he only charged me $15.
I had to change the connector but it bolted right up and we're good to go again. Lights up with the key on and turns off when you start it....so I call that a win
Glad to hear you're a winner. Did you go out and buy a lottery ticket?? Not everyone gets that lucky around here.
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