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07-06-2005, 20:00
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| Civilians |  Oil pressure sender switch leaking Just replaced my oil pressure sending switch as it was leaking oil out the electrical connector. It had been leaking slowly for a while, but suddenly go to the point where there was a noticeable drip while the engine was running. I always thought oil pressure switches were a sealed electrical pressure transducer and couldn't leak. Funny, the oil gauge still showed good oil pressure. 1990 Olds Silhouette 3.1L engine. 105,000 miles |
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07-07-2005, 00:00
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| Civilians | Re: Oil pressure sender switch leaking In article <bkdoc159g3k1vki798qdnai9g5vtqvor7j@4ax.com>, Peter <Peter@spamtrap.net> wrote: > Just replaced my oil pressure sending switch as it was leaking oil > out the electrical connector. It had been leaking slowly > for a while, but suddenly go to the point where there was a noticeable > drip while the engine was running. > > I always thought oil pressure switches were a sealed electrical > pressure transducer and couldn't leak. > > Funny, the oil gauge still showed good oil pressure. > > 1990 Olds Silhouette 3.1L engine. 105,000 miles They're a fairly common leak source... some are real bears to get to and replace. There is a pretty good variety of special tools for dealing with them... Erik |
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07-08-2005, 04:00
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| Civilians | Re: Oil pressure sender switch leaking Yep, they'll leak. Had a '68 Camaro with one that shot out oil like a fire hose, once. You would think they would have gotten better after almost 30 years ...! -= Larry A. On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:57:43 -0400, Peter <Peter@spamtrap.net> wrote: > >Just replaced my oil pressure sending switch as it was leaking oil >out the electrical connector. It had been leaking slowly >for a while, but suddenly go to the point where there was a noticeable >drip while the engine was running. > >I always thought oil pressure switches were a sealed electrical >pressure transducer and couldn't leak. > >Funny, the oil gauge still showed good oil pressure. > >1990 Olds Silhouette 3.1L engine. 105,000 miles |
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07-10-2005, 16:00
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| Civilians | Re: Oil pressure sender switch leaking Peter wrote: > Just replaced my oil pressure sending switch as it was leaking oil > out the electrical connector. It had been leaking slowly > for a while, but suddenly go to the point where there was a noticeable > drip while the engine was running. > > I always thought oil pressure switches were a sealed electrical > pressure transducer and couldn't leak. They leak when the seals fail internally. A pretty common problem. John |
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