After finally getting my mini working, I was running the engine with the bonnet open and I noticed somthing. There is a little red thing that looks almost like a spark plug to the left of the engine, i have no idea what it does, but I could see that oil was bubbling up around the brass collar piece of it.
so, my questions are.. what is it? How much is a new one?, and how quickly should I change it?, hehe.
Ill have another look tommorow as I cant remmember exactly where it was,
thanks a lot,
pEaCE
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Red thing that looks like spark plug??
Started by
Telejmp
, Mar 28 2004 02:08 AM
9 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 28 March 2004 - 02:08 AM
#2
Posted 28 March 2004 - 07:30 AM
Photo please
Siggy
Siggy
#3
Posted 28 March 2004 - 07:58 AM
Sounds like the oil pressure sender? Mine leaks a bit from there too. Dunno how much to replace
#4
Posted 28 March 2004 - 04:11 PM
That sounds like it, It will have a single wire attached and be next to the dissy.
About £5
Siggy
About £5
Siggy
#5
Posted 28 March 2004 - 04:45 PM
you shud b able to get 1 from ur local halfors, usually a 24mm socket or spanner to fit
#6
Posted 28 March 2004 - 04:49 PM
Try tightening it up a bit, not too much tho incase you damage the threads, you just want to nip it up.
#7
Posted 28 March 2004 - 04:54 PM
the advantages of having cast iron blocks, threads r nice and strong in um
#8
Posted 28 March 2004 - 07:54 PM
yep, but the sender aint cast iron.....! you can strip the thread on that just as easily trust me
#9
Posted 28 March 2004 - 09:35 PM
For £5 change it its not worth the risk of, snapping the sender off in the block or it bursting at high speed and losing all the engine oil.
Siggy
Siggy
#10
Posted 29 March 2004 - 07:30 AM
I had the pipe come off my oil preasure gauge sender once, oil went everywere, all over the front of my car, windscreen, roof and road. what a mess and all because of that tiny little pipe.
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