[Shotimes] Underhood oil smoke

Zach Leahy Zach Leahy <leahyz@gmail.com>
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:33:05 -0500


You can get the sender socket from autozone for like 5 bucks. I bought one
at one time and I'ves it about twice or so. Good one to hand to you friend
and ask "You know what that's for?" It's got rounded corners like the sensor
so it's a bit nicer than your average "sorta-the-rightsize" socket.
 Z

 On 9/27/05, Bill Murray <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com> wrote:
>
> It coul be either the gaskets or the sender. If its a sudden leak I expect
> the sender over the gaskets. The sender i also cheaper and easier to
> replace, as long as you have the socket that fits.
>
> Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
> Date: 09/27/05 03:07 PM
> To: "'Peter Chase'" <pbchase@gmail.com>,"'Sholist'"<
> shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Underhood oil smoke
>
> Ahhh... You have an MTX and, I assume, don't live in CA. The DPFE is a
> shiny
> box on the back of the intake if you have EGR, which all ATX and CA MTX's
> do.
>
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
> SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com
> Amsoil dealer: http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Peter Chase
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:31 PM
> To: Sholist
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Underhood oil smoke
>
> Yes, it's a 92 MTX. I'm probably going to buy some VCG's on the way home
> and
> just replace them tonight, and hope that does it. Pardon my ignorance, but
> what is the DPFE?
>
> On 9/27/05, Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:
> >
> > Automatic or 5 speed? If it is an automatic, my guess is that the trans
> > puked up ATF and it landed on the manifold. Had you just done some
> > 'spirited' driving?
> >
> > With either trans it could be the oil pressure sensor. Look down from
> > around
> > the master cylinder area to directly under the DPFE (if you have one).
> >
> > Paul L Fisher
> >
> > Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
> > SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com
> > Amsoil dealer: http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:
> shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> > On Behalf Of Peter Chase
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 12:59 PM
> > To: Sholist
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Underhood oil smoke
> >
> > As I was pulling into my parking spot after lunch, a huge amount of oil
> > smoke started billowing out from under my hood. I immediately shut it
> down
> > and popped the hood to notice that all of the smoke was coming from the
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