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Oil pressure switch connector

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Old Mar 8, 2022 | 06:24 PM
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Oil pressure switch connector

Can someone tell me how the connector for the oil pressure switch on the oil filter housing releases (red arrow in pic)? I can't get it to budge, and don't want to break the connector.



 
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Old Mar 8, 2022 | 07:10 PM
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There's a lock on it (red tab), you have to slide it to the side before pressing on the tab to take it off like a normal connector.



 
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Old Mar 9, 2022 | 03:37 AM
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Thanks! It looks like the switch is on far side of the connector when looking down from the top. What a pain. Of course, it's made worse by all the oil that's been leaking from the oil filter housing.

I removed the fender liner and the strut, and disconnected the cooling lines from the oil cooler, and plan to pull the assembly out through the wheel well if I can ever find the bolts that hold the oil filter housing to the block.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2022 | 08:03 PM
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Clean first, some good degreaser spray…
One of those small mirrors or scope cameras could also help.
 
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