HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!!! Options

[ne14914]

OK - I tried to change the oil pressure switch - hoping this would rid me of my oil leak problem, and while installing the new one, I dropped/lost in in the tin (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

While looking inside, where the switch goes, I could see the oil, and it looked as if it was being syphoned - you know like gulp, gulp - and the gulps were in sync with the drips coming from up underneath the car.

So - I have two problems / questions:

1. Do you think a magnent will pull the switch out? Its not visible (IMG:style_emoticons/default/splat.gif) and if not - is it difficult to remove the tin? If not, how do I go about it? I took out the flat head screws, but the tin didnt move.

2. If it is not the switch - (it looks like its coming from the cooler - I hope not - but if it is, can anyone guide me through removing the cooler without dropping the engine? - And is there anything else I should check before I assume its the cooler?

Thanks - ALL help is appreciated

[Curvie Roadlover]

and the plugged cooler. If you just replace the cooler seals without pulling the engine you can't really check for this sort of thing.

That's exactly how my oil cooler looked too. If I had tried to replace the seals with the engine in the car I would never have known how clogged up the cooler was and would not have cleaned it. Having the engine out of the car is a GREAT opportunity to perform lots of maintainance that otherwise would be neglected or very difficult to do. It's not that hard to do and the benefits of all the maintainance that can be easily done, not to mention that the oil cooler seals are a breeze to change with the engine out makes the task WELL WORTH IT in my opinion. I was reluctant to drop the engine to do my oil cooler seals too because I had never undertaken such a major feat on a car before (I'm definately not a gearhead type, by any means) but the job was pretty straight forward and it went back in easily too. Now my engine doesn't leak oil, the cooler is clean, the valves are adjusted, the cooling fins on the cylinders are clean, the sheet metal and fan shroud are painted, shift bushings, oil temp switch replaced, engine and engine compartment totally cleaned up, and the sound of the car starting back up after I took it out and put it back in gave me a great sense of accomplishment considering I barely know which end of a screw driver to use. In other words DROP THE ENGINE (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)