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gidged500

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Registered: 18th Aug 09
Location: Lancashire
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9th May 11 at 18:29

My mates Corsa has a bad oil leek looking from the top I can't see where it's leaking from but the cts is covered in oil and drips ! Any ideas here's a few pics oh it's a 1.2 sxi

shaunmods

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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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9th May 11 at 18:49

Thats the oil pressure switch mate

Reall common problem on these but cheap and easy to put right

gidged500

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Registered: 18th Aug 09
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9th May 11 at 19:07

Just unscrew it and unplug it then? Any idea how much ?

--ToM--

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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
Location: Wirral
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9th May 11 at 19:26

yeah oil pressure switch mate they go inside and piss oil out through the plug go to local motor factors there less than £10 bolt off bolt on job done

gidged500

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9th May 11 at 19:42

Sweet I'll be replacing that for him tomorrow

might be a stupid question but when I unscrew it will oil flood out ?

Joe

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Registered: 20th Jun 04
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9th May 11 at 20:05

Only a bit will come out, don't worry too much just put the new one in soon as you can.

--ToM--

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9th May 11 at 20:20

No coz if the engines off the oil will be sat in the sum youll get a dribble as said but just get the new one in quickly and job done might be worth buyin a tin of brake cleaner to spray the excess oil up so the bays not a dirty mess

gidged500

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9th May 11 at 21:20

Ah good stuff thanks guys seems pretty easy to do glad it's not a cts there well bad for pouring out

davieslim

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10th May 11 at 00:22

common problem and there usually arround £7

vaux.dan

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10th May 11 at 10:18