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Shawn,

Do you know where the oil is coming from?

I have just replaced my oil pressure sender thinking that was the source of my oil leak. I lowered the engine a couple inches at the rear to get make it easier to remove the rubber on top of the CIS. Removing the rubber will not make it easier to reach the oil press.sender, but with a mirror by the fire wall you can see what you're doing.

If you are very careful not letting the engine drop too far down all you have to do is remove the rear engine mount bolts and loosening the transmission mount bolts a bit.

I would not recommend this procedure because I could have taken the engine out and put it back in in less time than it took working with the engine in the car.

I ended up taking the engine out anyway, but that's another story. Or maybe not... The leak may come from your thermostat housing or from the seal on the small crankcase breather cover. To get to those parts i believe you have to take the engine out, or at least do a 2 feet "partial" drop.

Here's a pic after I removed the engine. The oil press sender is red, the thermostat housing is behind it. Oil breather hose is above it (the source of my leak), going to the oil crankcase cover.



Good luck
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