RB26DETT Oil Sender

[GeeTR]

Hey All,

I suffer the seemingly common "Oil pressure drops almost to 0, turn off / on, all is well" syndrome that many here have witnessed.

I understand it can be from dirty / faulty oil pressure sender or dodgy stock gauge.

I will be cleaning the sender this weekend, though have been quoted $260.97 from Nissan !?!?!?

So my question is, where do you guys buy parts from? Surely I don’t have to fork out 260 for a sender? Can I use one from a RB30 etc?

I have a strange grinding noise from the front of my engine that sounds like a bearing, and considering its MUCH louder in the mornings, has led me to believe it could be the oil pump ( with the small 1st gen RB26 collar) but I'll leave that for another thread.

Any help would be massively appreciated!!!!

- M

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

260??? bugger that, just get an aftermarket guage for that with its own sensor

I'm having teh same drama, you might want to get the engine checked out. When mine arrived we pulled it apart and found some seized bearings on the front, 300 from nissan for a new one. damn they know how to charge!

mark

[GTS4nMore]

I actually bought a new one, then found, when I pulled the old one apart that it was the adjustment screw inside had vibrated loose.

So if you had the skills you could probably repair it...

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

where is it and how hard is it to get out???

cheers

mark

[Duncan]

The oil pressure sender lives behind the oil filter pointing towards the back of the car. To remove you unplug the wires in, undo a nut, and then it turns on. You do need little fingers as with all rb26 stuff.

[Cubes]

Mine does the same. More so after a bit of driving and everything under the engine bay warms up.

It did it with the old rb20det and also with the new motor. Its been good for a few weeks now though. lol

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

Thanks for the info duncan, I've got a remote filter on mine which might make it easier to get to.

Does anyone have picture/s of this thing and its location?

cheers

mark

[Cubes]

To the left of the oil filter. Mine has a blue top. GTR's may be slightly different colour.

[Duncan]

it is similar shape on the GTR but faces backward perpendicular to the filter, and it is yellow.

sorry no pics it would need a damn small camera to get in there lol

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

thanks, I now have an idea about where to find it and remove it

question, if I do remove it, will all spray everywhere or should I do it at service time once oil is drained out?

mark

[Cubes]

Oil wont spray everywhere unless you have the motor running while you pull it off. haha

Don't forget to remove the wires connecting to it first.

Doing an oil change at the same time will make life easier as it won't have an oil filter on it.

[Bl4cK32]

To the left of the oil filter. Mine has a blue top. GTR's may be slightly different colour.

Mine is yellow, and its a gtst?

[Cubes]

Maybe its a wannabe and has some issues.

All it needs now is some guards, a bonnet/grill and ... A GTR BADGE!

or not.

[joh21m]

To the left of the oil filter. Mine has a blue top. GTR's may be slightly different colour.

is that pic of an rb20??? if so is that where i would put my oil pressure and temp sensors???

u may have just saved me $200...

[djr81]

I understand it can be from dirty / faulty oil pressure sender or dodgy stock gauge.

I will be cleaning the sender this weekend, though have been quoted $260.97 from Nissan !?!?!?

So my question is, where do you guys buy parts from? Surely I don’t have to fork out 260 for a sender? Can I use one from a RB30 etc?

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Sorry to drag up an old thread, but...

Does anyone have the part number of one of these puppies, ie oil sender unit for an early R32 Rb26dett. It is just that the customer service from my local Nissan dealer varies between incompetent & downright hostile, hence I dont trust them to get it right.

[SteveL]

Does anyone have the part number of one of these puppies,....

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25070-30P01