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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: danmusic24 on 03 July 2011, 19:07

Title: oil slick on my drive!
Post by: danmusic24 on 03 July 2011, 19:07

Fired up me old girl today,first time in a while,left it running for a bit to warm up and shut up due to oil dry engine parts,only to find a lake of oil on drive leaking from what looks like sensor on top of oil filter housing,it has a rubber boot over it.ok easy enough to replace but what is it? Why would it piss oil,could it mean engine probs ?

Title: Re: oil slick on my drive!
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 03 July 2011, 19:40

It's just your oil pressure sensor mate.
Locate which one it is and go get a new one.there is a high and a low type so get the right one. They are colour coded if I recall :)
Simple fix

Title: Re: oil slick on my drive!
Post by: Wayne on 03 July 2011, 20:34

Cheap and easy to sort

Title: Re: oil slick on my drive!
Post by: gazza1591 on 04 July 2011, 10:26

as above i changed mine the other day cost £4.65 from local motor factors.

there are 2 the one on the filter housing should have  a white top just open box when you buy it. he other has a brown/black top