Oil Pressure issue at idle

[2003VAAV]

That is true....however no freaking way I'm taking that sender out the back again. Broke two, my arms are raw, my back is broke, and I don't have the heart right now to contort myself again trying to get a mech gauge in there. Is there another place to tap into more accessible?

Thinking about it further, I'm getting the low oil pressure message on the dash that coincides with the pressure dropping to 5 psi at idle and the bing bing bing. That should have nothing to do with the stepper, correct?

Can I use the gallery plug on the front of the block drivers side? Its usually used for priming the oil pump. Or one of those oil filter adapters used for turbos

I feel your pain! I had thought about what you mentioned with the message on the dash when I wrote my comment but I also thought that I am not sure if the bad gauge reading triggers the dash message which triggers the bings. Maybe someone else knows if that is/is not the case.

Yes on the gallery plug on the front of the block, you can plug into that with an adaptor and gauge and get a reading. I imaging an oil filter adaptor would be easier to access and use, never tried one of those.

Let us know what you find.