I have had an oil leak on my 98 sable. Its the 24 DOHC Duratec
I got onder the car and checked the Filter to make sure it was on right, it's good. I checked the drain plug, it's good.
So upon further investigation, I discovered the leak is coming from a half dollar size "Sensor looking thing" above the oil filter. It's in the middle of a piece of tube on the front right side of the car, again, above the oil filter.
My instinct tells me this is the oil pressure sensor/switch (BTW my idiot light (oil pressure light) is blinking all the time) but I was told it would be the oil pump that was bad if it was leaking like this.
The leak has gotten so bad that i had to put in 3-4 quarts a day just to drive to work.
Today something started knocking as I accelerate. I would assume it's the oil pump that is completely dead now....
In looking at my manual, it appears that to replace the oil pump on the DOHC, you must take the engine out. If so, that sucks. any help? advice? something i can try before spending $500+ on a 10 year old car with 144000 miles?
If need be i can try and get some pictures of the leak
I got onder the car and checked the Filter to make sure it was on right, it's good. I checked the drain plug, it's good.
So upon further investigation, I discovered the leak is coming from a half dollar size "Sensor looking thing" above the oil filter. It's in the middle of a piece of tube on the front right side of the car, again, above the oil filter.
My instinct tells me this is the oil pressure sensor/switch (BTW my idiot light (oil pressure light) is blinking all the time) but I was told it would be the oil pump that was bad if it was leaking like this.
The leak has gotten so bad that i had to put in 3-4 quarts a day just to drive to work.
Today something started knocking as I accelerate. I would assume it's the oil pump that is completely dead now....
In looking at my manual, it appears that to replace the oil pump on the DOHC, you must take the engine out. If so, that sucks. any help? advice? something i can try before spending $500+ on a 10 year old car with 144000 miles?
If need be i can try and get some pictures of the leak