Originally Posted by Thirteendog
We replaced the Oil Sending unit this weekend and here's the run down.
- Drain the oil... Duh
- Went to lunch with a friend. (leave Steve with the car to start working
)
- After returning from lunch notice that Steve has already gotten the lower oil pan off and is almost done cleaning the liquid gasket off.
- Remove oil sending unit clip. (squeeze and pull) It's above the upper oil pan.
- Remove 4 bolts holding sending unit on and remove sending unit.
- Install new oil sending unit.
- Torque bolts down to 89 in lbs
- Get to work cleaning the liquid gasket off the upper oil pan.
- Drink a beer while Dillon (friend that went to lunch with me) start cleaning the liquid gasket off the upper oil pan
- Watch Steve use power tools to get the liquid gasket off the upper oil pan.
- Place RTV compound on the lower oil pan and put it back on the car.
- Realize I put one of the shorter bolts in the spot of one of the longer bolts
- Watch Steve figure out where I put the wrong bolt in while drinking another beer.
- Torque bolts down to 10 ft lbs... I think
- Re install splash sheild
- Wait an hour and fill it with oil
- Start car and get ready to leave just to realize I forgot to put the connector back on the new oil sending unit...
- Jack car back up
- Remove splash shield
- push connector back into the oil sending unit
- Replace Splash shield
- Lower car back down to the ground
- Leave
you forgot thank steve repeatedly for being patient while nick spills oil all over my garage floor and didnt flip out when junior GQ guy shows up with nick!! oh and the most important part DONT PUT THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD IN THE OIL YOU JUST SPILLED ON THE FLOOR!!
