re: do I recall right? Milano oil leak

[dsedon@domain.elided]

hi peter,

charlie is right - two oil pressure sensors, the one ewe replaced for the gage is in the walley, & prolly not leaking.  check the back of the drivers' side cylinder head for the idiot-lite sensor, which prolly *is* leaking!  ;~)  on the 3.0 in my gtwe6, this leaky sender filled the walley w/oil, dripped on to the exhaust, & made a hell of a stink, before i replaced it.  nuttin' to plug the sender into on the gtwe6, tho; if i had the correct size bolt, it wooda been a cheaper & more long-lasting fix...

doug s.
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   Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:00:03 EST
   From: Pottree@domain.elided
   Subject: do I recall right? Milano oil leak

   In a message dated 01/30/2002 6:53:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
   owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


   > First I'd like to thank Brian Shorey, Paul Begeman, Joel Lewis, Russ      Neely 
   > for replying to my previous post regarding an oil leak at the rear of      the 
   > engine in my Milano 2.5  The car has an oil leak at the rear of the      engine, 
   > 
   > and was diagnosed by a well respected local Alfa mechanic as most      likely a 
   > leaky rear main seal or the cigarette seals.
   > The consesus from all of you has been that I should check the oil      pressure 
   > sender unit for leaks.  Well, it was replaced about 20k miles ago, and 
   > uppon 
   > further inspection, it seems fine.  No leaks there, as far as I could      tell, 
   > 
   > although my oil pressure gauge now wonders a little bit when the      engine is 
   > at idle (cold or hot).  Reads fine at speed, but has, what I like to      call, 
   > a 
   > nervous tick at idle.
   > The leak seams to originate at the back of the engine, towards the      bottom 
   > on 
   > the passenger side.  It is more evident when the car is on a lift.       Would 
   > this still be consistent with a leaky rear seal or cigarette seals?
   > 

     I seem to recall there are TWO senders at the rear of the engine, not      too 
     distant: one is for the oil pressure gauge, the other for the oil      pressure 
     idiot light.  Through the mists of memory, I think they're both on the 
     driver's side in a conventional layout, on the passenger side if you      enjoy 
     Brit drive.  But no matter where you are, or what your local driving 
     practices, either or both can leak.  Before suspecting something more 
     complicated, make sure all the simplest, easiest, (OK, Alfisti:      cheapest) 
     possibilities are investigated first.
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