Pics..Help me find cause of oil leak.leaking on side of passenger tire behind engine

**Prixness** · 08-12-2014

Ok my oil drained out within 2 weeks. refilled today and noticed it's leaking right to the side behind the passeneger tire. Dripping out and I can see on the bar and over the cc joints
You guys did an amazing job helping me with the p0102 code so I don't doubt at all that you guys won't help me now..

I'm sure somebody had this leak before.

It's like kind of behind the engine. if your looking over the alternator straight down I can see the leak directly below on the ground

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**indygrandprix** · 08-12-2014

Oil pressure sensor is on the back of the engine in that area.

Your sure it's oil? Power steering pump is right below the alternator

**Slick2500** · 08-12-2014

Op should have linked to other thread about loosing oil.
But indy is correct buy a new oil pressure sensor and replace it.

Sent from A Galaxy Far Far Away........

**stocker** · 08-12-2014

Is your filter tight?

I'm thinking a picture would be helpful. Can't you trace the oil up to where it is leaking? If its too grimy to see where it is coming from, clean the area with engine cleaner and then you might actually be able to see where the leak is springing from...?

Good Luck.

**HighOctaneRacing** · 08-12-2014

yea it would be a good idea to post pics of the leak. so far, it sounds like the oil pressure sensor. You didn't double gasket the oil filter did you?

**Prixness** · 08-12-2014

Originally Posted by indygrandprix

Oil pressure sensor is on the back of the engine in that area.

Your sure it's oil? Power steering pump is right below the alternator

It's oil. I was losing oil before

Originally Posted by Slick2500

Op should have linked to other thread about loosing oil.
But indy is correct buy a new oil pressure sensor and replace it.

Sent from A Galaxy Far Far Away........

Would the oil pressure sensor cause it to lose oil?

Originally Posted by stocker

Is your filter tight?

I'm thinking a picture would be helpful. Can't you trace the oil up to where it is leaking? If its too grimy to see where it is coming from, clean the area with engine cleaner and then you might actually be able to see where the leak is springing from...?

Good Luck.

Thanks oil filter is on tight. I was losing oil before I changed the oil and filter. I will post pics soon.

Originally Posted by highoctaneracing

yea it would be a good idea to post pics of the leak. so far, it sounds like the oil pressure sensor. You didn't double gasket the oil filter did you?

It's not leaking from there. oil filter area is clean

**HighOctaneRacing** · 08-12-2014

If the sensor is leaking oil then yes. replace sensor. Also the sooner you post pics of the leak, the sooner you'll get help

**Russosaur** · 08-12-2014

Or you could pull a scotty and just plug the hole lol, all that sensor does is conveniently come on when your engine is "done".

Sent from the Milky Way

**ItHurtz** · 08-12-2014

I plugged mine as well, and by the looks of it I did it just in time, oil isnt supposed to be where it was.

**Prixness** · 08-12-2014

Originally Posted by ITHURTZ

I plugged mine as well, and by the looks of it I did it just in time, oil isnt supposed to be where it was.

Originally Posted by Russosaur

Or you could pull a scotty and just plug the hole lol, all that sensor does is conveniently come on when your engine is "done".

Sent from the Milky Way

Where is the senser?

Pics uploading now

**Prixness** · 08-12-2014

Originally Posted by highoctaneracing

If the sensor is leaking oil then yes. replace sensor. Also the sooner you post pics of the leak, the sooner you'll get help

Pics uploaded guys inmy orignial post up top

**ItHurtz** · 08-12-2014

Originally Posted by Prixness

Where is the senser?

Pics uploading now

above the oil filter, but on the back of the engine, before the axle. Horizontal sensor with the plug on the end of it, not hard to miss its really the only plug right there.

**ItHurtz** · 08-12-2014

oil sensor by smetters20, on Flickr

**HighOctaneRacing** · 08-12-2014

pics are quite sh!tty but that oil is in the right spot for an oil pressure sensor leak

**HighOctaneRacing** · 08-12-2014

Originally Posted by ITHURTZ

oil sensor by smetters20, on Flickr

Perfect pic lol

**indygrandprix** · 08-12-2014

If it ends up not being the oil pressure sensor then the next likely culprit is your front crank seal....just pray it's not that.

**Slick2500** · 08-12-2014

Originally Posted by indygrandprix

If it ends up not being the oil pressure sensor then the next likely culprit is your front crank seal....just pray it's not that.

When my front seal went out it didn't leak that bad.

**Prixness** · 08-12-2014

Originally Posted by ITHURTZ

above the oil filter, but on the back of the engine, before the axle. Horizontal sensor with the plug on the end of it, not hard to miss its really the only plug right there.

Plug with what?

**HighOctaneRacing** · 08-12-2014

Re-read the post

**Prixness** · 08-13-2014

Originally Posted by highoctaneracing

Re-read the post

you guys are sayingplug it and I re-read. Do i take it off then plug it with something or is it something there for me to plug it in?? Im not getting it