no CEL after wire falls out of oil pressure sender. why?

[RBS14]

Ran my oil feed line yesterday and the wire that goes into the oil pressure sender fell out. I'm not that concerned as long as it is just for a dummy light and doesn't have anything to do with the performance of the engine. is this so?

the reason I don't care is because i'm putting a oil pressure gauge on soon.

Thoughts on why it hasn't thrown a CEL yet? is it just for a dummy light?

thanks.

[old_s13]

What is a CEL?

[ThatGuy]

Check Engine Light

[thelinja]

It's just for the dummy light and it not wired to the ECU. I removed that sensor as well when I ran an oil line to my gauge.

[RBS14]

^^^^^

Thank you sir!!!

[old_s13]

the OEM oil pressure sending unit goes to the WARNING light, not the check engine light.

[RBS14]

interesting. that hasn't come on either.

[thelinja]

It won't because it is self grounded and if you unplug it, the circuit isn't complete.

[RBS14]

sweet, that rocks! those things suck anyways. I heard of a guy who had 5psi oil pressure at idle and it still didn't throw a light.

Thanks thelinja.

[240eggsx]

This one time, at band camp, a guy, at a light, he had 5psi of pressure in his oil, and that was crazy! :chuckle snort snort:

[RBS14]

^^^^^^

a perfectly boring, played out way to get your post count up while thinking you are being funny.

gotta love the :newbie: