After taking extra care with my rebuild, a pesky oil leak was frustrating. Thinking it was one of the 13 plugs I installed:
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I was about to yank the engine and pull it apart. Just for grins, I pulled the rubber plug over my oil sender, started up the engine and There It Was! 10 minutes to swap it out and Done!
Somebody, somewhere suggested this as a possibility on another post and saved me hours of work! Thanks!! ScottD
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Say what you want about George and most will, 
his 7 million tech tips are right on the money and this is one of them. A leak on the passenger front is often the oil sender. If not, then the oil cooler.
his 7 million tech tips are right on the money and this is one of them. A leak on the passenger front is often the oil sender. If not, then the oil cooler.
I have had the sender leak on a few previous cars ......... good find!!
Was it the sender itself that was leaking?
QUOTE(LotusJoe @ Apr 20 2012, 12:53 PM) 
Was it the sender itself that was leaking?
Yep, right between the terminal and the plastic...
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