I bought a very low mile 2003 Cooper S a week ago and have now added a short shifter and a Scorpion stainless steel exhaust from Bavarian Autosport. I bought the ProMINI gauge cluster and began the process of installing it today, but despite many years of wrench turning, I could not figure a way to get to the oil pressure sending unit, short of removing the engine (the ProMINI instructions blew right by the "how-to" with "unsnap the cable connector and use a 27 mm deep socket to remove the sender" - it's all in the details!).

Does anybody have any ideas of how to get the oil pressire sender out with the engine in its normal position?

 

As my how-to thread says:

 

Steebo, you have saved me! Your description was excellent, but the photo of how the sender looks and where it is located have made this possible for me. I also see that it would help to remove that heat shield from the header. I suspected that finding a deep 11/16th socket might be the hardest part. Thanks for the tip.

 

Not a problem.