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Kyle T

posted on 21st Mar 05 at 10:36

Done it mate this morning.

Cost just over £4 from vauxhall, fitted it in about a minute and theres not been a drip of oil while I had the engine running *touch wood*

Cheers everyone.

:thumbs:


Edd

posted on 21st Mar 05 at 08:12

it is your oil pressure switch its nothing to do with the green seal just unscrew the old one and fit the new,job done.


Kyle T

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 16:59

:thumbs:

Great News.

I think i can find £3 from somewhere :lol:


RCoughtrie

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 16:24

quote:
Originally posted by m0nDe0
And how much would a new sensor set me back? I can't find one on autovaux.


got mines for £3 at vauxhall garage..... had the same problem as your self with the sensor/switch... easy as pie to remove and fit :thumbs:


Kyle T

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 15:37

And how much would a new sensor set me back? I can't find one on autovaux.


Kyle T

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 12:23

So that thing with the green seal on it IS the oil pressure sensor?

If I bought a new one, does anyone know how to pull off the old one and put on the new one?

Cheers Red_SXi


Red_SXi

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 12:20

I'd just buy a new sensor and fit it first, if it still leaks then go to Vauxhall


Kyle T

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 12:17

Do you reckon its worth going to vaux? Will they give me an opinion without me having to pay them a small fortune?


Red_SXi

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 12:15

Oil pressure sensor i think, i've heard its a problem on 12v's before, a new sensor should be a better seal and stop it leaking. I'm not 100% tho


Kyle T

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 12:13

This is the plug that went into the hole, maybe that green seal is fucked?

This is the socket, you can sort of see the oil inside it.


Kyle T

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 12:12

Ok I've been out for another look, I put a massive metal tray under the engine bay are, and left my car idling, pulling on that accelerator cable thingy a few times to give it some revs.

At first the only place I could see oil dripping from was from that plug where that loom went into. I cut the engine, unplugged it and gave it a good clean. This is where I got a wee bit confused... the hole where it plugged into was full of oil... and if this is electrical cable.. why does it plug into an oily socket?
Anyways I cleaned it all off, plugged it back in and set the engine going again, and after no more than a minute, it started dripping out of there again!
Although I dont have a clue why, im pretty sure this is where the oil is coming from, and could easily splash all over my engine from there if the car was moving, hence explaining why the oil is absolutely all over the place.

Anyone know why this is happening, how to fix it or anything like that cheers.

Any info would be appreciated.


Kyle T

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 11:22

RIght cheers for the answers. I've cleaned off all the oil and Im going to leave the car running for a little while, and hopefully find out where its coming from.

I'll get some more photos aswell.


russb

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 11:02

rocker gasket it could be, mine was pissing oil! and the oil just ran down the side and covered everything in oil!


Adam-D

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 08:42

thats quite a bit of oil there

get a further back pictureso whole engine is in view


Kyle T

posted on 20th Mar 05 at 00:34

12v


Dave A

posted on 19th Mar 05 at 23:51

because the ol is running down onto it and dripping off it. do the steam clean and that will giove a good idea where its coming from.

what enginr is it btw?


Kyle T

posted on 19th Mar 05 at 23:11

:lol:

Wonder why it was absolutely dripping with oi tho ?


Dave A

posted on 19th Mar 05 at 23:04

that aint a hose dude, its a bit of split-loom wiring cover. nothing to worry bout:lol:

deffo wont be causing the leak.

to find out what is, steam clean the engine, run car for a bit, until u can see the leak again, this should give u a better idea where its coming from.


Kyle T

posted on 19th Mar 05 at 21:48

I was laying under the car having another look, and looked up into the engine bay and noticed this hose dripping with oil with a loose bit of electrical tape dangling off it! Could this be it?

The hose is split at the end, how much am i looking for a new one and is it easy enough to replace?

Cheers


Kyle T

posted on 19th Mar 05 at 18:17

On the last pic, I peeled back part of that pipe thingy that goes towards my drivers side wheel, im guessing thats bad.
The second one from the end is what im guessing is the sump? But I dont really know.
The top two show a metal panel with loads of rectangular holes in it, just behind the front bumper.



[Edited on 19-03-2005 by m0nDe0]


Kyle T

Icon depicting mood of post posted on 19th Mar 05 at 18:16

I got home from work today to find a load of drips on my Drive from where I park.

I jacked the front of my Car up to have a look for any oil dropping all over the place, and I struggled to find a dry patch, there was oily crap everywhere.

I've taken a few pictures of the main wet bits, and Im wondering if anyone could identify the leak(s) and give me a rough idea how to go about sorting them out.

Cheers.









[Edited on 19-03-2005 by m0nDe0]

[Edited on 20-03-2005 by m0nDe0]