And this morning's "help the feeble" is ....
Oil leak. Considerable. look underneath, coming down the left hand side of the block as you look at the van.
This morning I have removed the push rod cover from this side....its wet with oil around the oil pressure sensor. So hoping this not pushrod tube seals!
Switch not been operating right for a while...will glow dimly if damp, and if water from puddle gets in there....well, it glows brightly!
so....going to change the little devil. But I am confused as to which one I need and how to do it.
Although its a 2.1, its only running the 1.9 electrics, so no second sensor wiring.
Think is the LOW pressure one I need....can anyone state the bar for me, please? last time I went in for one, I was offered Blue, grey or black!
Also - changing....access looks like fun....socket or spanner?
Does it have a rubber o ring that I will have to find the bits of (if present one has disintegrated?)
Surely not a screw out screw in 5 min job.....
thanks in advance
Em
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changing oil pressure sensor
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Re: changing oil pressure sensor
Blue switch from Brickwerks 0.25 bar
long nose socket
there should be a copper sealing ring
5 min job
long nose socket
there should be a copper sealing ring
5 min job
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Re: changing oil pressure sensor
I'll hold you to that, Kev!!
Gotta find a 13mm long socket now!
Cheers.
Em
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Gotta find a 13mm long socket now!
Cheers.
Em
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Re: changing oil pressure sensor
Agree with Kev, the blue one, this is the one I recently changed too due to a small oil leak, and all is good now, and the oil light behaves aswell now too 

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Re: changing oil pressure sensor
It's a 24mm deep socket you need, just checked on a spare blue sensor I had in the garage. Cheers Rich
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