Midgear
New Member
God what a horrible day.. it started off great- waddling out to the Jeep still 3/4's dead from the sleep I just forced myself out of- windows down, cool breeze, stereo going, pick up my cousin from work- stop at the local ATM to get some funds.. all was going well.
*RECORD SCRATCH*
my oil light comes on.. so in a panic, I immediately kill the motor and let it sit for a minute, and check the oil- it reads right in the middle of the "safe" zone.. *sigh of relief*
after a bit of poking around under the hood, I notice oil dripping off the connector plug to the oil pressure sensor.. so assuming it's shot, I head over to AAP and order me another one- 50 bucks and I walk out. he gives me some plumbers tape to attempt to stop the oil seeping out of the sensor.. oook, guess I'll give it a shot.
so I mosey on over to my apartment, park the Jeep and pop the hood- my OTHER cousin walks over from apartment 1 and was wondering what I was up to. I tell him all about it, and I had some tools laying under the hood I was using, trying to get the connector off of the sensor..
becoming frustrated, I walk into the apartment and attempt to do some reading, and look up some pictures of the sensor, to get a better idea of how this thing comes off- I read that using a screwdriver to gently pry the clip up and off the sensor, and it should pull right out. *woot!*
so I grab my little flat head and walked over to the Jeep, cure in hand, ready to tackle this tedious little shit that has been causing me so much hell.
my cousin has attempted to remove the connector with the needle nose pliers- the connector is busted, the wires are showing, frayed, and tangled around eachother, completely destroyed. he even attempted turning the entire sensor to thread it out and remove it.. with the needle nose pliers..
so a bit horrified, frustrated, eyes twitching ect ect, i put the screwdriver up to the clip, gave it a small turn, and the connector came right off. :disgust:
this is where I just stopped.. I gave up. picked up my tools, shut the hood, brought my tools in the house, and shut the door.
I called the dealer, explaining to them what has just occured, and they recommended a tow.. they said they should be able to re-wire a new connector on there, and go ahead and change out the oil pressure sensor while they're at it.
he also mentioned that if the connector cannot be repaired, which is unlikely- then I'd need a new engine wiring harness, and he said plainly "you wont like the cost of that"
the tow was 40 bucks, which the truck driver said I could most likely take the reciept to my insurance place and they'd reimburse me.
so my Jeep is sitting at the dealer.. waiting for repairs. I'll be there first thing in the morning with my new sensor, and a wad of cash :disgust:
*RECORD SCRATCH*
my oil light comes on.. so in a panic, I immediately kill the motor and let it sit for a minute, and check the oil- it reads right in the middle of the "safe" zone.. *sigh of relief*
after a bit of poking around under the hood, I notice oil dripping off the connector plug to the oil pressure sensor.. so assuming it's shot, I head over to AAP and order me another one- 50 bucks and I walk out. he gives me some plumbers tape to attempt to stop the oil seeping out of the sensor.. oook, guess I'll give it a shot.
so I mosey on over to my apartment, park the Jeep and pop the hood- my OTHER cousin walks over from apartment 1 and was wondering what I was up to. I tell him all about it, and I had some tools laying under the hood I was using, trying to get the connector off of the sensor..
becoming frustrated, I walk into the apartment and attempt to do some reading, and look up some pictures of the sensor, to get a better idea of how this thing comes off- I read that using a screwdriver to gently pry the clip up and off the sensor, and it should pull right out. *woot!*
so I grab my little flat head and walked over to the Jeep, cure in hand, ready to tackle this tedious little shit that has been causing me so much hell.
my cousin has attempted to remove the connector with the needle nose pliers- the connector is busted, the wires are showing, frayed, and tangled around eachother, completely destroyed. he even attempted turning the entire sensor to thread it out and remove it.. with the needle nose pliers..
so a bit horrified, frustrated, eyes twitching ect ect, i put the screwdriver up to the clip, gave it a small turn, and the connector came right off. :disgust:
this is where I just stopped.. I gave up. picked up my tools, shut the hood, brought my tools in the house, and shut the door.
I called the dealer, explaining to them what has just occured, and they recommended a tow.. they said they should be able to re-wire a new connector on there, and go ahead and change out the oil pressure sensor while they're at it.
he also mentioned that if the connector cannot be repaired, which is unlikely- then I'd need a new engine wiring harness, and he said plainly "you wont like the cost of that"
the tow was 40 bucks, which the truck driver said I could most likely take the reciept to my insurance place and they'd reimburse me.
so my Jeep is sitting at the dealer.. waiting for repairs. I'll be there first thing in the morning with my new sensor, and a wad of cash :disgust:
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