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YOUR RESEARCHOil Leak
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Clean air oil separator
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I had oil in the places you showed and a considerable amount of oil higher up, I noticed the AOS line (see pic) was soaked in oil, I cleaned it and within 3 days it had oil all over it again.
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Suspected cause
I agree the oil pressure sensor looks like the suspect here.
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Suggestion
Perhaps you can clean off all the grime and trace the leak to the highest point?
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While I was replacing the plugs/coils on the passenger side of my '99 cab, I noticed wetness on the side of the engine and part of the exhaust.
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Clean air oil separator
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I had oil in the places you showed and a considerable amount of oil higher up, I noticed the AOS line (see pic) was soaked in oil, I cleaned it and within 3 days it had oil all over it again.
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While I was replacing the plugs/coils on the passenger side of my '99 cab, I noticed wetness on the side of the engine and part of the exhaust. I have attached pics. If anyone has any ideas that would be great. One thought I had was that it could be the oil pressure sender/switch, underneath which is covered in grime. All the pics are from below near the #6 cylinder (so the passenger side towards the front of the car). The plug tubes were re-done about 8k miles ago and dont seem to be leaking now. Now that I think about it, some of the oil could be from the period prior to the plug tubes being done. I am definitely getting some leakage now though (there is a small amount of oil on the garage floor).
TIA.
Agree with Ahsai, best way to track down leaks is to clean everything around that area with Brake or parts cleaner. Then it will become clear where the leak is coming from if you have one somewhere. Good-luck... Cheers,
This is my first post so if it helps that's cool.
My 04 looked exactly like yours in terms of the oil leak. I chased all of the standard oil leak rabbits to no avail. I had oil in the places you showed and a considerable amount of oil higher up, I noticed the AOS line (see pic) was soaked in oil, I cleaned it and within 3 days it had oil all over it again. Upon closer inspection I found the AOS line was up against the plastic edge of one of the wire harness restraints. This is right where the AOS line takes a bend and goes between the intake runners on the passenger side. The contact on the plastic clip wore a very small hole in between two of the ribbed areas on the AOS line and presto, the leak source located. I ordered a new line and did a temp fix with electrical and Gorilla tape. I also suspended the line up away from the offending clip and over one month saw no further oil leaks. Take a look at the attachment and check yours, maybe this is your issue.
Good luck.
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