Thread: Oil level gauge inside car is stuck - Crownvic.net

Not really. Some of the older models (-1997?) you can put a certain sender on it and short out a resistor on the back of the gauge. However the thing is not marked so even then you really have no idea whats up. For all the work, I would just get a aftermarket gauge and tee it off the factory location.

It's a 2001. It ended up being around $264 (tax ). The itemized bill Part # NAME PRICE 6U5Z-9278-D SWITCH ASY $39.16 3U2Z-14S411-CXA WIRE ASY $29.03 Labor: $195.50 (claimed 2.5 hours...ha! ) Parts: $ 68.19 Total $263.69 Yeah, I kinda balked at it to them when I got there. They just shrugged it off and said that's the price. I'm no auto veteran (wish I was) so I wasn't confident in really balking at them about it. I'll...

PART: 6U5Z9278D

 Originally Posted By: boilerVic It's a 2001. It ended up being around $264 (tax ). The itemized bill Part # NAME PRICE 6U5Z-9278-D SWITCH ASY $39.16 3U2Z-14S411-CXA WIRE ASY $29.03 Labor: $195.50 (claimed 2.5 hours...ha! ) Parts: $ 68.19 Total $263.69 Yeah, I kinda balked at it to them when I got there. They just shrugged it off and said that's the price. I'm no auto veteran (wish I was) so I wasn't confident in...

As I have a Limited Edition 05 Sport, there is no room to hang an a/m gauge (full console with shifter like in the M/M) and I do not want a pillar pod as I do not want to give it a danged "Rice Burner" look, I was hoping for a simple mod to fix this. I know Ford did it on the CV because customers was complaining about the fluctuating gauge. But why the gauge if it does not show what is actuallly going on. If that thing drops, it is...

First of all, it's not an oil LEVEL gauge, it's oil PRESSURE. Big difference. Where does the gauge stick? It's normal for the temp gauge to stay at the bottom for a good 5-10 minutes depending on the ambient temp. If it takes a long time in not-so-cold weather it may need a new thermostat. Now oil pressure should come right up to half or so on the guage upon startup. If it doesn't, you have major problems or the sending...

Replace the Pressure switch by the oil filter. Have replaced a good number of them for the same issue on many fords. Switch is less than $10.

See, this RIGHT HERE is why dealers have such a bad reputation. That's outrageous. Make them give you an itemised bill and explain why it's so high for a job that should not have cost more than $100-150.

seriously, im not cheap at all, but that is a ripoff something fierce. the part is more like 15 or 20 bucks, and should at most be a hour of labor to replace (shop time) .. literally. i could do it in 15 minutes. you will lose a bit less than a quart of oil (whatever is in the filter will drain out)

Might I suggest that you use 15-20W or Heavyduty oil. Since the oil is thicker it won't run out or be burned as fast. At least I can say that I saw a great improvement in my oil consumption: instead of having to buy oil every week, I only get it every 3 weeks, Therefore saving me money.