Oil pressure sending unit - mess? Perform at oil change?

[100s]

Replacing the oil pressure sender on my 02, biblical rain until Sunday. What kind of mess am I looking at? Can this be done w/o losing oil or should I just perform an oil change? Thanks!

 

[RapidRob]

Replacing the oil pressure sender on my 02, biblical rain until Sunday. What kind of mess am I looking at? Can this be done w/o losing oil or should I just perform an oil change? Thanks!

Maybe a few drops, just hold a rag under it. And have the new one ready to go in. No big deal.

 

[excessive]

you will lose oil, but the hole is so small its going to be manageable

 

[LXfromTX]

I've got one that needs replacing but haven't looked around for it yet. Can you point me in the right direction?

 

[Nightbrew]

I've got one that needs replacing but haven't looked around for it yet. Can you point me in the right direction?

Should be right on the oil filter housing.

 

[LXfromTX]

Should be right on the oil filter housing.

Thank you, I haven't put enough miles on my LX to need an oil change yet but I'll plan accordingly.

 

[100s]

About 1/4 cup of oil came out of mine. The filter drip rail, fan shroud and cooler lines made for a tight squeeze (watch your rad fins). Broke loose with a med 14mm box and then went to the stubby. Dash gauge is much happier. I ended up with about 1-2 threads still visible. I did not use any sort of sealant on the sender threads. On my 23yr old original there was a bit of something at the end of the brass on the sender that almost looked like a c-clip but whatever it was it crumbled in my fingers.

I was tempted to use aviation thread sealant but couldn’t find any info on that or a torque spec.