Leaky Oil Sending Unit???

[Peter Schulz]

Kneale:

Are you _sure_ that the crank seal isn't leaking???
I recommend that you clean the area thoroughly, and then take a look again
- this will give you a better indication of the actual source.

-peter


At 04:51 PM 6/7/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>--
>Is it the oil temperature  sending unit that sticks out of the bottom of
>the front of the engine, sort of between the oil pan and the
>alternator?  It has a single wire screwed into its end and a cap on the
>wire?  I appear to have an oil leak there.  There's oil all over the
>sending unit, inside the cap on the wire and back along the passenger side
>of the engine.  There's some on the outer end of the oil filter too.
>
>Anyway, this thing has a 22mm hex body and is tight already, so it must be
>leaking out of itself?????
>
>Do I lose all the oil from the engine if I replace it????
>
>I'm in the midst of an oil/filter change right now, just waiting for the
>last drips from the Fumoto before I take the filter "shower", and I'm
>wondering if I'll have to go through it all again in a week when I get the
>replacement sending unit???
>
>Looks to me from the Family Album that it's part # 035 919 521B and has a
>sealing washer N 013 827 2.
>
>Anyone else have trouble with this fixture?
>
>
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>
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Peter Schulz
1990 CQ
1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey
Chelmsford, MA USA
peschulz at cisco.com