Date:         Thu, 7 Aug 2003 20:01:52 -0700
Reply-To:     pedro dos santos <pedrokrusher@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         pedro dos santos <pedrokrusher@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Oil leaking from the tip of the 0.9 BAR oil sensor?
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Hi volks

I just noticed where my oil leak was from. It has been
leaking very slowly for the last year, and I could not
know where. Before, it would leave like a one drop of
oil everywhere I parked.

But in the last 2 weeks it started to leak more, like
a 2x2 inch size spot where ever I parked, and this
week it was bad, like 6x6 inches. And my rear hatch is
covered with oil drops to the top! YES, to the top of
the rear part of the pop-top! I never knew that those
little oil drops could get that high from highway
driving.

I did remove the oil sensor 0.9 bar, the one just next
to the water pump (that I changed 2 months ago). The
sensor was full of oil. I reinstalled it with a high
temp sealing black goop thing from my dad (he is a
machinist and he is the one that teaches me
mechanics). It did nothing!

Well, today we just removed the electrical connection
and ran the engine. The oil was leaking from the tip!!
Between the metal connector tip and the "plastic
cover". It was not leaking from where you screw it to
the engine.

Just bought a new sensor and installed it. Problem
solved!

I am a list member for about 2 years and usually read
3/4 of all the posts (dont read tire or frigde
threats)
and I never heard of this one... Did this had happen
before to someone?

Pedro dos Santos
91 vanagon GL + carat int + pop-top transplant
85 ddcab project
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

P.S. For those who ask for the transplant pictures go
to this french site at: http://www.westfalia.be.tf/
Then you go on the menu and under the title "Le
projet" you clic on "Quoi? Comment?" and you will see
a grey vanagon with a hole on its roof. Clic on the
right side little pictures to see more pictures of the work.

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