broke a connector off oil filter housing

[mistagst]

i dont really know what it is for but this is the connector

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right where it gets dark is where it is completly snapped in half.
i dont want to run my car without it being where it should be. does anyone know what it is used for?
it slides into the connecter i have in my hand and screws into the shiny part on the oil filter housing

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[snowborder714]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/151542327-post50.html

 

[mistagst]

can i run the car without it?

 

[snowborder714]

Yes, but if you lose oil pressure, your light won't throw and you won't know it unless you have an aftermarket gauge. You shouldn't trust the stock one.

 

[mistagst]

ok thank you for your help... do you know where i can find a new one by any chance?

 

[snowborder714]

You can buy a new sensor if you want. If not, find a piece of metal the same size, drill a hole for the screw, and plug the connector in.

What's wrong with yours, as it doesn't look damaged from the picture in the first post.

 

[mistagst]

i went to my local autozone and advanced auto an they said they had nothing like it.
here is a better picture of it not close together

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[2qik4u]

I would call the local junk yard and get it from them. if not jbweld works great!!!! sand it and clean it with solvent then dry it and jbweld it back together. good luck. i would try the junk yard first!!

 

[Beemer92]

It's for the oil pressure sending unit. Your going to have to get a new one. Yes the car can run without it, but as said earlier, if you lose oil pressure you will have no indication of it happening ahead of time.

 

[big_d]

rockauto.com

Use the parts lookup or enter this part number PS160.

 

[snowborder714]

Use the parts lookup or enter this part number PS160.

Just to note, this is not the Mitsu part number. It is 1258A002.

 

[Calan]

.... if not jbweld works great!!!! sand it and clean it with solvent then dry it and jbweld it back together. good luck.

Ummm...no.

You aren't seriously recommending that someone JB Weld an electrical connector together...especially on a $15 sensor for a warning that could potentially save his engine.... right?