# Oil pressure sending unit

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pressure-sending-unit/7715>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 27, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pressure-sending-unit/7715 "2007-11-27T16:18:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![davey-boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@davey-boy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davey-boy)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pressure-sending-unit/7715/1 "2007-11-27T16:18:12Z")

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So how do I find out if my oil pressure sending unit is bad or if I have a much larger problem? I don’t want to take it to a shop because you know they’ll say it’s not a cheap fix of putting in another sending unit.

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**Author:** ![GreasyJack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@GreasyJack](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GreasyJack)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oil-pressure-sending-unit/7715/2 "2007-11-27T16:30:23Z")

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You need to check the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge. If you have access to one, do it yourself, but otherwise take it to a shop and say “Please check my oil pressure with a mechanical gauge” and if they won’t, go somewhere else.