Temporary oil leak fix...what to use?

[SilverSHO]

I know it's not a real good idea, but right now I have no choice. Is there any kind of sealer I can use on the oil pressure sender switch (or rear valve cover, if it's leaking too) to keep it from leaking--or at least slow it down--until I can afford (and have the time) to replace it?

I'm getting really tired of having to drive with the windows open. The fumes from oil burning off the rear cat come up between the engine & firewall, and the vent fan pulls them inside the car. The inside of my car reeks now, and it's getting on my nerves something fierce.

!!!

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Nick
Lt. Titanium 90 135k
Coneless, ACCEL 8.8 stainless steel wires,
SHO Shop torque limiters, Cherry Bomb Turbo II mufflers, now off the DL (sprained muffler )
New to the family: '73 VW Beetle...MUCH less expensive to mod than the SHO, but somehow not quite as much fun
AIM: loudog6491

 

[smokesho]

you may be able to use gasket silicon.
if you clean things up well enough. the oil pressure sender should only cost 75 or so to fix though. i had mine done a few months ago.

 

[sdpatt]

The oil pressure sender is a $6 part and only takes a box end or Crescent wrench to replace. You could spend more time and money on a patch attempt that will never stop the leak. There is too much pressure on the internal parts of the oil PRESSURE sender.

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Scott

1991, 252K miles, glass hood, police grill, SVO shifter, Catz fogs,
K&N, 73mm MAF, Superchip, PP Y-pipe, Borla cat-back, 190 lph pump
Eibach/Tokico/polyurethane, SHO Shop front & rear strut braces,
16x7.5" Moda R1, 225/55ZR16 Bridgestone RE730, -1 deg camber x 4,
Class II hitch, Silver award at the SHOklahoma Car Show

 

[SilverSHO]

Thanks, Scott, for bringing me back to earth. I've been dealing with lots of other stuff lately, and forgot that the oil pressure sender is the cheap part on the SHO.

Anyway, is this part available at an auto parts store, or is it a special-order thing?

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Nick
Lt. Titanium 90 135k
Coneless, ACCEL 8.8 stainless steel wires,
SHO Shop torque limiters, Cherry Bomb Turbo II mufflers, now off the DL (sprained muffler )
New to the family: '73 VW Beetle...MUCH less expensive to mod than the SHO, but somehow not quite as much fun
AIM: loudog6491

 

[sdpatt]

It's a generic oil pressure sender available at most auto parts stores.

Scott

 

[waddsn1060]

Oh lord, that smilie and the rant on/off switch is killer!!

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91 BLACK MTX

DYNOED ON DYNOJET: 199.6HP; Est 235 at crank
187.1LB/FT; Est 220 at crank
CENTERFORCE CLUTCH,GRIZZLY PAW THROWOUT BEARING,EIBACH SPRINGS,TOKICO STRUTS,BORLA CATBACK, SHO SHOP HI FLOW Y-PIPE, SUPERCHIP,K&N PANEL FILTER,73MM MAF, BOXLESS,SVO ROD SHIFTER, CUSTOM FRONT AND REAR STRUT TOWER BRACES,PP MOTOR MOUNTS, CRAP TINTS, PIAA 1500XT FOGS, POLICE GRILL,
SONY XPLOD CDX M-620 RECEIVER
Dunlop SP 5000 Asymetrical 225/55/WR16
PLATES: SHO GN 91
AIM:waddsn1060

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