OIL PRESS. LIGHT FLICKERS NEW OIL PRESSURE SENDER

VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1987 PONTIAC 6000 WITH LB6 2.8L V-6 ENGINE AND U21 OR U52 GAUGE CLUSTER

Condition: On a 1987 Pontiac 6000 with LB6 2.8L V-6 engine and U21 (analog gauges) or U52 (digital gauges), the oil pressure warning light may flicker at idle, even though the oil pressure gauge is operating correctly. These vehicles have both a gauge and a warning light.

Cause: An oil pressure sender with a high trigger point and a warning light with a low trigger point may cause a flicker at low oil pressure (idle), even though the oil pressure is within specifications. This was corrected in production at VIN H9231415 at Oshawa and VIN HT231309 at Tarrytown.

Repair: Install a new oil pressure sender, P/N 10068576. Use this sender only for vehicles built prior to the above V.I.N.s. For vehicles after the above V.I.N.s, use the normally released sender, P/N 10068581.

Warranty Info: Use existing labour operations.

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