As long as you are sure the switch is at fault and the car still runs well it is likely safe to drive with the faulty switch as it is only a warning switch for if you lose oil pressure. Be aware thought if there develops an oil feed problem or you let your oil get very low you will not have any warning and the car engine could seize then replacing the oil pressure switch will seem cheap compared to replacing the engine.
If that truly is the problem and nothing else, go on and drive. The part can cost around $40, but it just screws in tight with a wrench, then the wire plugs up to it. That's pretty cheap if you know how to use a wrench. Better be sure the switch is bad and it isn't an oil pressure problem, or you could wind up trashing the engine.
After changing one on my LS 5300, easy isn't a word I would necessarily use. It is usually a cheap part, sometimes very difficult to get at depending on the engine. Personally, I wouldn't drive it until you can see that oil pressure on the gauge again. That's just me, you can do whatever you want with your car. My truck sounded like the Millennium Falcon coming out of hyperspace into an asteroid field screaming shut the engine off, my nerves and fortitude had that little buried bugger fixed fast before I drove it again.
What if it's not the oil pressure sender and the oil pump relief valve is sticking open, you gonna trust it when the engine blows?
the worry here is that how do we know its the switch ? and not actual oil pressure ? if we have an oil pressure gauge ( so we can see oil pressure is Ok and switch still flickers etc --indicating a faulty switch) then its Ok to drive,
however if its just an assumption that switch is faulty? then we risk having it seize and replacing that will cost many many times more than getting a lift. bus.train etc . we can pop round to a local car junk yard and buy one very cheaply .these are easy peasy on almost all cars to replace.
Hi so how do you know it is the switch and not a case of real low oil pressure have you checked th oil level recently as low oil level will result in low pressure. so top it up to correct height.
Oil pressure warning light sending units cost anywhere from $25 to $70 depending on which vehicle you own. It just screws in and is easy to replace. You just need to get under the vehicle to get at it.
Do a search on youtube for replacing the oil warning light sending unit on your year, make, model and motor size to see how it's done.
if you're going to just keep driving it as it is make sure to check the oil level on the dipstick because many bad sending units leak oil.
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As long as you are sure the switch is at fault and the car still runs well it is likely safe to drive with the faulty switch as it is only a warning switch for if you lose oil pressure. Be aware thought if there develops an oil feed problem or you let your oil get very low you will not have any warning and the car engine could seize then replacing the oil pressure switch will seem cheap compared to replacing the engine.
You don't need an oil pressure switch. Just check the motor oil dipstick once a month and drive on.
If that truly is the problem and nothing else, go on and drive. The part can cost around $40, but it just screws in tight with a wrench, then the wire plugs up to it. That's pretty cheap if you know how to use a wrench. Better be sure the switch is bad and it isn't an oil pressure problem, or you could wind up trashing the engine.
After changing one on my LS 5300, easy isn't a word I would necessarily use. It is usually a cheap part, sometimes very difficult to get at depending on the engine. Personally, I wouldn't drive it until you can see that oil pressure on the gauge again. That's just me, you can do whatever you want with your car. My truck sounded like the Millennium Falcon coming out of hyperspace into an asteroid field screaming shut the engine off, my nerves and fortitude had that little buried bugger fixed fast before I drove it again.
What if it's not the oil pressure sender and the oil pump relief valve is sticking open, you gonna trust it when the engine blows?
the worry here is that how do we know its the switch ? and not actual oil pressure ? if we have an oil pressure gauge ( so we can see oil pressure is Ok and switch still flickers etc --indicating a faulty switch) then its Ok to drive,
however if its just an assumption that switch is faulty? then we risk having it seize and replacing that will cost many many times more than getting a lift. bus.train etc . we can pop round to a local car junk yard and buy one very cheaply .these are easy peasy on almost all cars to replace.
Yes you can.
Hi so how do you know it is the switch and not a case of real low oil pressure have you checked th oil level recently as low oil level will result in low pressure. so top it up to correct height.
Oil pressure warning light sending units cost anywhere from $25 to $70 depending on which vehicle you own. It just screws in and is easy to replace. You just need to get under the vehicle to get at it.
Do a search on youtube for replacing the oil warning light sending unit on your year, make, model and motor size to see how it's done.
if you're going to just keep driving it as it is make sure to check the oil level on the dipstick because many bad sending units leak oil.
if it isn't leaking you might have an engine problem - - like a bad oil pump, internal sludge build-up
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