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New oil leak.
I have posted the last couple days about my oil pressure light coming when the car is warm, when idling. I have now also notice a new oil leak on the front of the engine, behind the passenger seat, right above where the heater exchange bolts into the exhaust. Is the oil pressure switch above this area? What elso could be leaking in this area. The leak is pretty bad. It covered a pancake size area in about 1 hour after driving but then stopped leaking when the car cooled down.
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03-17-2002, 02:29 PM
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Drew,
I could be the engine-mounted oil cooler thermostat. They seem to be notorious leakers. When we helped Superman drop his SC 's motor a couple of months ago, there was a lot of fresh oil in that area.
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03-17-2002, 02:39 PM
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I agree with Doug.When I removed the thermostat on my 2.7 the o-ring was so hard it came out three pieces.I have been told that the oil sender next to the thermostat can also develop leaks on the seam where the metal meets the plastic.It was recommended to me to seal the sender (plastic portion) with epoxy when changing it.
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03-17-2002, 02:49 PM
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Another possibility is the "hard" oil line to the tank or external oil cooler thermostat has developed a leak at this location just above the passenger side heater box. This can happen at the transition from the hard metal line to the rubber hose section. In the oem line there is a crimped ferrule which clamps down on the rubber hose to tighten against the hose barb underneath. In time, the rubber takes a set and this crimped joint loosens and begins to leak. If the crimped joint can turn or swivel this is what has happened. One solution is to replace the line. Another possibility is to carefully cut off the metal crimping ferrule using a abrasive cutting disk on a dremel tool, then apply a couple of hose clamps to retighten the joint; I've made such a repair on my '76. Cheers, Jim
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