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Originally Posted by KNS
CCM,
I had a very similar contdion with my '84. I really didn't want to remove the AC bracket and muffler. This really is the only way to do it correctly.
Once I got the muffler, cross pipe and AC brackets out of the way (not difficult at all, just takes some time), the sender was a piece of cake. My new oil pressure reading was great.
While I had all that stuff out of the way I also installed the little mounting brackets for the small oil lines leading to the tensioners. The factory started installing these in 87 or 88 because some oil lines were breaking due to vibration, Wayne outlines this in his rebuild book. I did have to replace the right side cam oil line because it is a different shape.
Nice little "to do" while your in there.
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Good tips there by nettles and KNS. Don't fall victim to the desire to remove the sender w/out removing the holding block. Last thing you want to do is break the engine case!
Also, i've seen those tensioner feed lines cracked in person on a number of occasions. His tip to check if your tensioner lines are the updated shape w/the support brackets & clamps is very good advice. This change by Porsche wasn't an overkill alteration by the engineers. It was a fix for lines that leak (heavy leak) due to vibration failure, just like KNS said.