2late4u Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) well got about 3/4 way on our trip to the casino and the motor light comes on and no messages showing so i start checking evic readings and oil pressure is reading real high so since the light isn't flashing i keep going and get to the casino and check in and of course its Sunday so i get up early Monday morning and take it to the local dealership about 30 miles a way and they check it with the scanner and says yea its the pressure sending unit giving a erratic reading so they write it up and of course i have 40 k on the journey and its not covered under the power train warranty but it is covered under my max care extended warranty that i got on this journey so they set me up with a rental car that was free under the warranty and they called me later on that evening saying they got it fixed and also done my recall for the brake wiring. he said the oil unit is on the outside of the engine but you have to take the intake off to get to it.. well cost me $107. for my deductible and he said normal charge would be about $450 - 500 without warranty to fix it. so glad i got it. ALSO i ordered some led light and they came with some little plastic sleeves 2 marked for 10000 k brilliant blue and 2 marked 3000 k golden yellow and are made to go over the led if you want to ad color to your lights,so my questions is do you have to use them or do you install them without either to give a more whiter light???? no real instructions in the box them were the ones jeakon posted in a post Yita master led any help would be nice i sent a email to them but like a kid with a new toy wanting to put them in tonight.... oh also lost this trip in the poker room but not to bad....well went ahead and put them in with the blue sleeve on it will see how they look tonight...... Edited May 24, 2016 by 2late4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramfrank Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 That supposed price makes no sense - when my sender went bad, after they stopped trying to claim it was because Costco supposedly used the wrong oil filter (they hadn't) my vehicle was fixed and back on the road in under an hour - I gather that the book may say to remove the intake, but knowledgeable mechanics know better. For $450 you get several hours of labor at the very least and the sender is actually fairly cheap.As to the LEDs - you bought cheap bulbs. Fit them and make certain they don't spray light everywhere - compare the light pattern on low beam between the stock lights and the LEDs (point your vehicle at a garage door and take photos at night). The should be almost NO light above a sharp cutoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) well you might be right on an experienced mechanic could change it out faster than most people BUT when your 300 miles from home and no tools or even wanting to try and change it out. at least it is covered for my peace of mind for as long as i own it by using the dodge dealership . I was just putting some info out there for the other readers to hear as he said also that he has seen a few of these sender switches go bad. plus the switch at auto zone was about $30-40 so of course the dealers price would be more. and as for the lights maybe i did buy a cheap set as you say they are but they are on and looks like they are throwing more light then my org. ones.i didnt bother to check the cutoff as you are saying,but drove them down the road and no one was flashing me so i would assume there is no problem there... thanks for your input no matter on how negative you always seem to be.....I also was pointing out that this was a covered part on the extended unlimited yrs. and miles warranty.. Edited May 25, 2016 by 2late4u Journey_SeXT and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted May 25, 2016 Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 You didn't state what the LEDs were for, but after reading the next two posts, I'm guessing they are for the headlights. What is the reasoning between blue or yellow headlights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 You didn't state what the LEDs were for, but after reading the next two posts, I'm guessing they are for the headlights. What is the reasoning between blue or yellow headlights? they supplied some plastic sleeves to change the color of the light i put the blue ones on but didnt like the white- blue hue it gave so took them off and it gives a more white light so going to not use the sleeves ,they also had some slightly yellow sleeves also.they went it very easy and seem better than the stock bulbs , wrapedd the old bolds up in some paper towel and put them in a plastic bag and stuck them in the floor bins in case they are needed later on... dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 found a u tube video made by a Chrysler tech showing how to find and get the old oil sender unit out without removing the intake so it is possible you do need a special kind socket and be a little limber to reach it.of course the dealership and most mechanics go by the book on how much labor they charge even if they use the short cut. the part at advance auto is $46. and isnt carried in stock has to be ordered so you could expert the dealers price to be higher... dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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