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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: rw289 on July 12, 2006, 08:28:33 PM

Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: rw289 on July 12, 2006, 08:28:33 PM
Hey does anybody know where the oil pressure switch/sender is located in an 87 cougar? The dang thing keeps going off but of couse the oil is alright and runs perfectly so I thought I would change it and see if that fixes it.
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: CougarSE on July 12, 2006, 08:45:37 PM
It is on the front of the block... driverside.... under a/c compressor beside timing cover.
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: 5.0willgo on July 12, 2006, 09:45:59 PM
On the 5.0 isn't it above the oil filter by where the negative battery cable connects to the block?
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: SSX on July 12, 2006, 10:05:12 PM
I'm on my third one.  I think they are about as realiable as what is in the toilet...
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: 88SptCoupe on July 12, 2006, 10:09:16 PM
wow I thought mine reading low most of the time sucked

is there a better way to do it? or do you guys have to clean out that pipe thing that it hooks up to? mine reads low but its fine but ever now and then it reads good...

and its right behind the power steering pump by the negative cable on the 5.0
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: rw289 on July 16, 2006, 11:00:56 PM
So I changed the oil pressure switch and yeah it still beeps like crazy. I even tried two to make sure it wasn't a bad switch.  Any ideas on what else it might be?
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: EricCoolCats on July 16, 2006, 11:39:18 PM
http://www.cougarnuts.com/forum/index.php?topic=683.0
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: Clayton on July 17, 2006, 12:11:23 AM
go for a guage, ditch the sender and plumb in a  OP gauge
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: rw289 on July 17, 2006, 08:38:16 PM
Any suggestions on an oil pressure guage, brand or anything? Anything easy to set up?
Title: Enough with the Beeping already!!!
Post by: Clayton on July 17, 2006, 10:20:03 PM
i bought a cheapo one from Napa for 20 bux black/black individual w/bezel

This is where i mounted mine...
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/Tcj429/b3110552.jpg)

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/Tcj429/Picture069.jpg)

had an old tripminder... modified the top bracket to bolt the bezel to.. and bolted it right where the tripminder is sopposedly sopposed to be

Hope i helped