Oil leak
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Mountain Pass
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Oil leak
After returning from a 900 mile trip I changed the engine oil and subsequently found it was leaking oil faster than ever. I crawled under and as best I can tell it seems to be leaking from the oil level sensor that's screwed into the oil pan on the opposite side of the drain plug. Unfortunately, this (oil level) sensor doesn't appear to be available from any of the parts suppliers. Has anyone encountered this problem and, if so, how did you fix it?
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i lucked out... took it to a shop and said "its my sensor". they only charged me for the part..since i diagnosed it 
they had to have gotten it from autozone or something... call around.. you'll find one. if not.. use the internet and have it overnighted.
Jeff
they had to have gotten it from autozone or something... call around.. you'll find one. if not.. use the internet and have it overnighted.Jeff
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Mountain Pass
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You're right! I called around and I still couldn't locate it at either Autozone or NAPA, but NAPA suggested the stealer (err, I mean dealer). Sure enough, the stealer has the sensor for $46 and the gasket for another $8. Dang, that seems exorbitant, but I don't have a whole lot of choice if I want to stop this baby leaking all over the place.
Thanks for prompting me to check again.
Thanks for prompting me to check again.
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Mountain Pass
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Replacing the oil level sensor (and washer) appears to have completely stopped the oil leaking from the engine. The bad news is that the oil seems to have damaged the rubber bushing that ties the two halves of the front axle together. This bushing is immediately below the oil level sensor. As far as I can see, the shop manual doesn't have instructions for changing this bushing, only the bushing on the forward part of the front axle where it is tied to the frame.
Has anyone changed the bushing holding the two axle halves together? At first blush it looks as though you could just unbolt it, pry the two ends of the axle apart and replace the bushing. However, I'm not clear as to what forces would be unleashed if I did this. For example, it would be a great shock if the coil springs were held under tension partly by the action of this bolt.
Has anyone changed the bushing holding the two axle halves together? At first blush it looks as though you could just unbolt it, pry the two ends of the axle apart and replace the bushing. However, I'm not clear as to what forces would be unleashed if I did this. For example, it would be a great shock if the coil springs were held under tension partly by the action of this bolt.
