General Rotary Tech Support Use this forum for tech questions not specific to a certain model year
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: CARiD

oil leak at temp sensor

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 28, 2012 | 04:39 PM
  #1  
goonie's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 24
Likes: 0
From: apple valley
CA oil leak at temp sensor

thanks for reading.
i have a 91 t2 swap done on my 88 vert. for the first 25 miles driven on the fresh motor no problems at all.... then the next morning i took it out for a spin and only drove about 2 miles. noticed a trail of oil following my car when i parked it. when i stoped it had leaked about a quart of oil from the temp sensor. what would cause such a bad leak???? it drips at idle but squirts at boost. i replaced the sensor and it still leaks, not as bad but nontheless it still leaks. PLEASE HELP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS..... THE GUY WHO BUILT MY MOTOR WONT HELP ME OUT!
Reply
Old May 28, 2012 | 04:43 PM
  #2  
RotaryEvolution's Avatar
Sharp Claws
Tenured Member 15 Years
iTrader: (30)
 
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 5,107
Likes: 50
From: Central Florida
first i have ever seen anything like this.

but my first guess is: do you have the crankcase vented at all? i have seen so many dumbasses cap off the vents that it makes my head hurt.. the crankcase has to breathe otherwise it will start pushing things off of your engine in order to vent pressure.

if that is not an issue then are you absolutely sure it's not just the drain plug? the oil level sender sits right above it and could give that impression.
Reply
Old May 29, 2012 | 01:39 PM
  #3  
goonie's Avatar
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 24
Likes: 0
From: apple valley
Honestly idk if its vented. where is the vent located?
Reply
Old May 29, 2012 | 10:08 PM
  #4  
RotaryEvolution's Avatar
Sharp Claws
Tenured Member 15 Years
iTrader: (30)
 
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 5,107
Likes: 50
From: Central Florida
on the turbo engines there is one vent just below the oil fill cap and there is another off the back of the center iron where the oil filler tube meets the block.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
trickster
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
25
Jul 1, 2023 04:40 PM
Snoopy FD
Build Threads
25
Dec 8, 2015 01:45 PM
immanuel__7
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
89
Sep 5, 2015 10:23 AM
befarrer
Microtech
3
Aug 22, 2015 05:52 PM
sypath
3rd Generation Specific (1993-2002)
2
Aug 16, 2015 12:06 AM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:29 PM.