[V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4,2

[Ingo Rautenberg]

On Aug 13, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Mike Arman wrote:

>
>> Dag B?sterud <dag.boesterud at consulgranada.net>
>> Subject: Re: [V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4,2
>
> Dag, if you have an oil leak at the right front of the engine,  
> check the
> oil pressure senders which are just above the alternator. There is  
> a big
> one (expensive) and a little one (cheap). I also had oil on the
> alternator and serpentine belt - and a steady drip on the ground when
> the engine was running. Messy. Not nice. This is an Audi, not an  
> old BSA
> motorcycle, right?
>

BTW, That Big one is for the gauge (variable resistance) and the  
little one is for the oil light (switch)


> I changed the oil cooler lines (didn't help), the large (expensive)
> sender (didn't help) and finally the little sender which cost all of
> $7.00 at the local auto parts store - I think it is a VW part which is
> why it is so cheap - and that was it.
>
> The sender was leaking from the plastic end where the wiring  
> connection
> comes out. Evidently I bumped it or bent it when I did the timing  
> belt,
> and that caused the leak - it was a real pain to find this!
>
> It was easy to change. Removed the exhaust heat shield (two nuts),
> pulled off the wire, R&R sender (wrench), put it back together. Worked
> from the TOP of the car, didn't have to crawl under, total time  
> about 15
> minutes, problem fixed, under $10. What a deal!
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Arman
> 90 V8Q
>
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