think i?m being ripped off, oil pump failing

[justi88]

Well I started by leaving my stang at my mechanic shop for some repairs like suspension and other stuff, the day he gives me back the car i see the oil pressure gauge go up and down and sometimes not even working... so i tell him to see whats wrong with it because the car didn't have that problem before so he has to fix it... I get a call from him today and he told me he thinks the oil pump is going out and the only way to check it is by taking the whole engine out.... I'm like WTF!!

So I really don't know what to do :dontknow:, my car came out of another shop a couple of months ago after a long time and know again??? Can someone help me out on what can be the problem?? :huh:

 

[red95r]

Find the oil sending unit, replace it. Look at your gauge.

They are not mechanical and have been known to go out.

Edit: yes you are being ripped off.

Bad: don't let him touch it. Good: you came here and asked.

I'm sure others will have more detailed help for yuh :thumbsup:

 

[JDwhite98gt]

there should be a wire hooked uo to the front of the sending unit. Mine falls off all the time and the gauge stops working, then replace the sending unit....if it's still not working have a shop check it out, but not that shop.

 

[red95r]

I get a call from him today and he told me he thinks the oil pump is going out and the only way to check it is by taking the whole engine out....

This right here tells you all about your mechanic.

 

[95-stang]

Sounds like a rip off, the 1st thing a good mechanic would do is to check the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge, as above replace the sender unit and check the wiring first.

 

[justi88]

ok guys, yeah i know he is an a$$.... i?m picking the car up tomorrow, another question where is the sending unit or wiring??

 

[ivan12]

Go underneath the car, it'll be on the oil pan on the drivers side

 

[MustangMoser]

that would be the oil level sender, not the pressure sender. the pressure sensor is around the oil filter IIRC you'll need a special socket that you can get from autozone or advance as well I believe

when an oil pump goes, it goes, there is no fluctuation that you'll ever see on that gauge. the gauge in your dash is a simple on/off gauge, if you've got 6psi it reads normal, less than that and it reads L

 

[modo]

sending unit is to the left of the oil filter on a 302

 

[MustangMoser]

yup, just verified on the block by the filter

 

[5.0kid]

even if your oil pump goes out, you don't even need to remove the engine, just the pan...he is ripping you off!

 

[ivan12]

But to remove the oil pan you'll need to raise the engine, at least that's what I had to go through when I couldn't slip the pan out

 

[5.0kid]

ya, i just raised the engine a bit with a jack and unbolting the motor mounts. i didnt get the pan all the way out, just had enough room where i could put my hand an a wrench to switch the pump out. wasn't as hard as i thought i was going to be.

 

[justi88]

Ok just got my stang back from the mechanic... been driving it during the day and the oil pressure gauge sometime stays in the middle and then totally goes down below the L and then again it goes up... you guys say its the sending unit, well I live overseas so what website can i find the sending unit??

 

[MustangMoser]

try 50resto or cjponyparts

 

[LAFENATU]

www.rockauto.com

FORD 1994 MUSTANG GT - Oil Pressure Sender/switch


MOTORCRAFT Part # SW2220 {#E9SZ9278A, F5SF9278AA} Oil Pressure Sender/switch $8.74

 

[sbr420a]

bro i think i have one i took out when i swapped over to a aftermarket gauge.

 

[sbr420a]

yes i do but i dont know how much shipping will be compared to a company

 

[modo]

to swap the oil pump you would have to get the engine very high or drop the k member. lowering the pan is one thing but pulling the pump and clearing the pickup and checking pickup to pan clearance is another.

 

[justi88]

lowering the pan is one thing but pulling the pump and clearing the pickup and checking pickup to pan clearance is another.

What is the pickup????? :dontknow: