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DCC1464 · 02-04-2019, 11:48 AM

today i was driving into work with cruise control on when the cruise control randomly kicked off and my oil pressure started to drop rapidly. I kill the engine asap and pulled over.

I verified that my lifters still move when i rotate the crank by hand (timing chain should be good then right?). I also have no check engine light.

The engine will crank but immediately die, and i get a strong gas smell.
my oil pressure needle (on the 4 cluster) will sweep like normal but will not read any oil pressure.

my question is will the oil pressure sensor keep the car from running/starting if its bad or i have no oil pressure? any way to check the OPS? Or is there something else i should be looking at?

cypressh · 02-04-2019, 12:17 PM

At the back of the intake manifold underneath it that is where your Oil pressure Sensor is located, Easiest way to check if you have a bad Oil pressure Sensor is to hook up a mechanical gauge and crank over the engine (hold the gas pedal and clutch to the floor) and check your oil pressure to see if you do indeed have oil pressure.

DCC1464 · 02-04-2019, 12:53 PM

well issue is solved. I hit a small bump ( same one everyday for ~6yrs) and today was the day that my main fuel line decided its had enough of my shit and let go.........
atleast that explains the strong fuel smell now.

RankSS · 02-04-2019, 01:36 PM

So no oil pressure issues?

DCC1464 · 02-04-2019, 01:41 PM

not after i got it running again. i shut the key off quickly when i saw my oil pressure drop, but it appears that it was just from the loss of fuel to the engine

02-04-2019, 11:48 AM	#1
DCC1464 COTW 5/27/13 Drives: '11 S/C SS/RS CGM Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 755 View My Garage	lost oil pressure and engine will not start. NEED HELP today i was driving into work with cruise control on when the cruise control randomly kicked off and my oil pressure started to drop rapidly. I kill the engine asap and pulled over. I verified that my lifters still move when i rotate the crank by hand (timing chain should be good then right?). I also have no check engine light. The engine will crank but immediately die, and i get a strong gas smell. my oil pressure needle (on the 4 cluster) will sweep like normal but will not read any oil pressure. my question is will the oil pressure sensor keep the car from running/starting if its bad or i have no oil pressure? any way to check the OPS? Or is there something else i should be looking at? __________________ 622RWHP/512FTLBS on 91 octane 2.9l Whipple 4" pulley. Vengance VRSP3 cam. Lots of BMR & AAC. Body work by Gary's Customz. Nic D tuned My build thread

02-04-2019, 12:17 PM	#2
cypressh Canadian Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Lumsden Saskatchewan Posts: 406	At the back of the intake manifold underneath it that is where your Oil pressure Sensor is located, Easiest way to check if you have a bad Oil pressure Sensor is to hook up a mechanical gauge and crank over the engine (hold the gas pedal and clutch to the floor) and check your oil pressure to see if you do indeed have oil pressure. __________________ 2011 Camaro SS/RS --------------------------------------------------------- The cars we drive say a lot about us.

02-04-2019, 12:53 PM	#3
DCC1464 COTW 5/27/13 Drives: '11 S/C SS/RS CGM Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 755 View My Garage	well issue is solved. I hit a small bump ( same one everyday for ~6yrs) and today was the day that my main fuel line decided its had enough of my shit and let go......... atleast that explains the strong fuel smell now. __________________ 622RWHP/512FTLBS on 91 octane 2.9l Whipple 4" pulley. Vengance VRSP3 cam. Lots of BMR & AAC. Body work by Gary's Customz. Nic D tuned My build thread

02-04-2019, 01:36 PM	#4
RankSS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Saskatoon SK Can. Eh Posts: 365	So no oil pressure issues? __________________ 2010 Camaro SS RS, Maggie with 3.4" pulley, 60# injectors, ADM dual fuel pumps, ADM Stage 2 Cam with Brian Tooley springs and pushrods, black CAI intake, Stainless Works long tube headers w/gutted cats, ZL1 Diff w/offset bushings, Pfadt lowering springs, Pfadt sway bars, Pfadt solid sub frame mounts, BMR trailing arms and toe rods, Hurst short throw shifter, Painted on Hugger Orange stripes, Forgestar F14 Piano Black wheels, Nitto NT05 rubber.

02-04-2019, 01:41 PM	#5
DCC1464 COTW 5/27/13 Drives: '11 S/C SS/RS CGM Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 755 View My Garage	not after i got it running again. i shut the key off quickly when i saw my oil pressure drop, but it appears that it was just from the loss of fuel to the engine __________________ 622RWHP/512FTLBS on 91 octane 2.9l Whipple 4" pulley. Vengance VRSP3 cam. Lots of BMR & AAC. Body work by Gary's Customz. Nic D tuned My build thread