[Shotimes] Potty Training My SHO, cheaply?

[Donald Mallinson]

The sender is a couple inches below the head, kind of on the drivers 
side of the block, on the back side, the side facing the firewall.  From 
way under the car, you can look up between the engine and firewall and 
see the sender with one wire on it, it will stick out from the block 
about 2" and be about 1.5" around.  they make special sockets to fit 
them, but a big pair of pliars or vice grips would get it out.  It has 
pipe threads into the block.  Some oil will run out if you remove it, 
but not much.  Buy a new one, put a little thread sealer on it (teflon 
tape) and screw it in till nice and snug.  Since it is pipe threads it 
is going to keep going if you really twist on it, but there is no need.

IF it is leaking, it will be obvious, it leaks through the body of the 
thing, not from the threads ( unless someone just left it real loose).

Don Mallinson

Beisler Jonathon wrote:

>It's just a dribble.  Nothing too extreme, it's even smaller than the drip that I had before changing the front main seal.  I have used MaxLife since I purchased the car at 101K.  The only reason I even noticed it is because somehow the oil is finding a path way to drip onto the rear cat which gives off a little puff while idling.  Come to think of it, it was less this time than last, so tonight I think I'm off for some more "break-in" miles!  Where exactly is that oil pressure sensor on the block?
>Thanks,
>JB
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net]
>Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:21 PM
>To: Beisler Jonathon
>Cc: Shotimes
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Potty Training My SHO, cheaply?
>
>
>The condensation is normal. Especially in colder weather, and almost 
>anytime on cold startup, even in summer, there is some as the hot moist 
>air hits the cold pipes. You probably notice it now just because you are 
>looking to sell it and paying attention?  (good for you trying to solve 
>some problems and not just foist them off on the next owner!)
>
>Since you are not driving it regular anymore, there is probably a little 
>build-up of carbon and other stuff in the pipes.  I doubt it is oil.
>
>Is the leak a HUGE puddle under the car?  Or just a few drips?  If so, 
>try putting in and running the Valvoline MaxLife oil.  It really slowed 
>down a leak in my '89, and stopped leaks in Bill Staib's 89.  A big leak 
>that drips while running could be the oil pressure sensor on the back of 
>the block, or the oil level sensor on the pan.  Either one will get a 
>LOT worse quickly, and both are easy to solve.
>
>Don Mallinson
>
>Beisler Jonathon wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Well, as I mentioned before, the SHO is no longer my daily driver and when I
>>do fire it up, it's gone to leaking oil from a mysterious place.  Since I
>>drive it so infrequently now, because, well, I hate to admit it, because I'm
>>selling it, arrrgh!, it appears to have developed new issues.  Namely, the
>>leak and now I've noticed that it seems to be dumping oil into the exhaust.
>>As I let it idle on jacks last night to try once again to determine the
>>location of the leak, it piddled oily water condensation from the pipes.  In
>>my 50,000 miles of driving, it's never done that.  So, I guess my question is:
>>Since I don't drive it much anymore, could the seals be hardening and allowing
>>leaks?  If that's possible, would driving it more get those seals to soften up
>>with the heat and what not?  I want this car to be a good car for the next
>>owner, and I'm not asking for a fortune, but I don't want to sell a problem to
>>someone nor put a lot of money into it for not a lot of return.
>>I took it for about a twenty mile run last night and after about two miles, it
>>stopped smoking.  Again, I want to be honest with potential buyers.  I'm big
>>into Karma, not to mention the fact that they'll know where I live....
>>Thanks,
>>JB
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