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On Mar 10, 5:27 pm, jim_nospam_beas...@yahoo.com wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mar 10, 4:01 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
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> > <jim_nospam_beas...@yahoo.com> wrote in message[/color]
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> > > On Mar 10, 1:16 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
> > >> <jim_nospam_beas...@yahoo.com> wrote in message[/color][/color]
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> > >> > On Mar 4, 11:17 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
> > >> >> <jim_nospam_beas...@yahoo.com> wrote in message[/color][/color]
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> > >> >>news:1173078750.579371.185360@8g2000cwh.googlegroups.com...[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> > On Feb 25, 7:03 am, "Stewart DIBBS" <s...@pixcl.com> wrote:
> > >> >> >> <jim_nospam_beas...@yahoo.com> wrote in message[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> >>news:1172355679.357802.94130@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> >> > My oil light goes on intermittently. When I start up, it's okay.
> > >> >> >> > After
> > >> >> >> > driving around for about 15 minutes, it comes on, sometimes
> > >> >> >> > steady,
> > >> >> >> > sometimes it flickers on and off. It was on while I was at a stop
> > >> >> >> > light, so I turned the engine off and back on, and the light went
> > >> >> >> > off.
> > >> >> >> > I did the same thing in my driveway when I got home and the same
> > >> >> >> > thing
> > >> >> >> > happened, it went out when I restarted the engine. I have it
> > >> >> >> > idleing
> > >> >> >> > in my driveway and the light is staying off.[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> >> Do you have enough oil? What viscosity? What brand of filter was
> > >> >> >> used?[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> >> At 225000 miles, you should be using 10W30 or 10W40[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> >> sd[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> > I would like to replace the oil pressure switch, but i'm not sure
> > >> >> > which one it is. Chilton's manual doesn't show a picture. I think
> > >> >> > it's
> > >> >> > right above the timing marks, with only one wire going to it. If
> > >> >> > that's it, does someone know an easy way to get it out? Chilton
> > >> >> > overlooks the difficulty of its location.[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> > I just changed the oil. It's 10W30, with a new filter.[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> I am not aware of any tricks to remove the oil pressure switch. Just
> > >> >> unplug
> > >> >> the wire and reach down there with the appropriate tool.
> > >> >> --[/color][/color]
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> > >> >> Ray O
> > >> >> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color][/color]
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> > >> > I finally figured out what I had to do the get the oil pressure switch
> > >> > out. I can get a deep socket wrench on it after I remove the
> > >> > alternator belt and unplug the switch. The problem I am having now is
> > >> > I can figure out how to disconnect the plug. There is no obvious way,
> > >> > and I am guessing Toyota has some special tool to press all the
> > >> > detents so the plug comes free.[/color][/color]
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> > >> > I'm afraid I am going to break the connector trying to get it off. Can
> > >> > someone tell me what the trick is? (I already broke one connector
> > >> > trying to figure it our, and now the detents don't hold it on any
> > >> > longer.)[/color][/color]
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> > >> If you already have the replacement switch, look at the connector. There
> > >> should be a tab that is perpendicular to the connector body. On the wire
> > >> harness side, there is a U-shaped locking connector that fits over the
> > >> tab
> > >> on the switch. Use an awl, very small screwdriver, or pick to gently
> > >> lift
> > >> the locking connector while pulling the harness off. Do not tug on any
> > >> of
> > >> the wires, pull by holding the connector body itself.
> > >> --[/color][/color]
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> > >> Ray O
> > >> (correct punctuation to reply)[/color][/color]
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> > > Thanks for your help, Ray. I put a sliver of metal (cut from a razor
> > > blade) in where I thought the catch is, but I couldn't get it to work.
> > > I may have to turn this over to the dealer repair shop just to get the
> > > plug off, and have them do the switch replacement. This switch is just
> > > in a place where I can't get to it or see it very well, so, without a
> > > proper tool, I think I am going to break the plug. I don't want to end
> > > up with a badly seated or loose connector when I'm done.[/color][/color]
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> > Look at another electrical connector under the hood, like for the coolant
> > temperature switch, EGR position sensor, etc. The connectors under the hood
> > all pretty much work the same way.
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> > Ray O
> > (correct punctuation to reply)[/color]
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> Success! I have removed the connector without damage. I fabricated
> three shims to insert under the detents of the connector and was able
> to remove it.
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> Now I see that the oil switch required something other than a hex
> socket to remove. (The replacement witch that I bought uses a 7/8"
> deep socket. It looks nearly circular, like another special tool is
> required to remove it. I'll have to make a trip to the hardware stor
> to see if there is some tool I can use for this.
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> I won't be surprised if the OEM switch has a left hand thread![/color]


After having goone through all of that, I found a tool tha probably
does what I need, WITHOUT removing the plug first!

[url]www.redhillsupply.com/AST7801.htm[/url] shows a tool kit for this sort of
thing. I don't know if it works for a Camry. I wonder where I can get
one fast?