From: Tunku on
Hi Chaps,
I have an oil leak on my Mondeo. It is a petrol 1.8i Zetec-E
motor with 120,000 on the clock. The leak seems to be coming from the rear
of the engine when looking at it from the front of the car. I've heard that
the oil pressure sensor could be a culprit. Does anyone know where exactly
this is? From the front of the car looking at the engine, is it on the
right or lefthand side? Or in the middle? What is the best way to view it?
Should I jack the car up a bit and slide underneath, bearing in mind it
only leaks when the engine is running. After being in hospital for six
weeks, crawling under the car is a bit of a strain, so I would like to know
what I'm looking at. Cheers for any input.

Stuart.
From: Chris Whelan on
On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:35:45 +0000, Tunku wrote:

> Hi Chaps,
> I have an oil leak on my Mondeo. It is a petrol 1.8i
Zetec-E
> motor with 120,000 on the clock. The leak seems to be coming from the
> rear of the engine when looking at it from the front of the car. I've
> heard that the oil pressure sensor could be a culprit. Does anyone know
> where exactly this is? From the front of the car looking at the engine,
> is it on the right or lefthand side? Or in the middle? What is the best
> way to view it? Should I jack the car up a bit and slide underneath,
> bearing in mind it only leaks when the engine is running. After being in
> hospital for six weeks, crawling under the car is a bit of a strain, so
> I would like to know what I'm looking at. Cheers for any input.
>
> Stuart.

It's at the rear of the block, alongside the oil filter. Access from
below, unfortunately.

Chris

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From: Tunku on
Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in news:Yr1On.53314
$hx1.28064(a)hurricane:

> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:35:45 +0000, Tunku wrote:
>
>> Hi Chaps,
>> I have an oil leak on my Mondeo. It is a petrol
1.8i
> Zetec-E
>> motor with 120,000 on the clock. The leak seems to be coming from the
>> rear of the engine when looking at it from the front of the car. I've
>> heard that the oil pressure sensor could be a culprit. Does anyone
know
>> where exactly this is? From the front of the car looking at the
engine,
>> is it on the right or lefthand side? Or in the middle? What is the
best
>> way to view it? Should I jack the car up a bit and slide underneath,
>> bearing in mind it only leaks when the engine is running. After being
in
>> hospital for six weeks, crawling under the car is a bit of a strain,
so
>> I would like to know what I'm looking at. Cheers for any input.
>>
>> Stuart.
>
> It's at the rear of the block, alongside the oil filter. Access from
> below, unfortunately.
>
> Chris
>

Many thanks for that info. I'll start rubbing in the horse linament now.
: )
From: Chris Whelan on
On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:20:02 +0000, Tunku wrote:

[...]

> Many thanks for that info. I'll start rubbing in the horse linament now.
> : )

I'm 64 today, and have had my fair share of ailments, so I understand
perfectly.

Good luck!

Chris

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From: Tunku on
Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote in news:g%3On.61293
$bb1.55450(a)hurricane:

> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:20:02 +0000, Tunku wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>> Many thanks for that info. I'll start rubbing in the horse linament now.
>> : )
>
> I'm 64 today, and have had my fair share of ailments, so I understand
> perfectly.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Chris
>

And many happy returns to you !!!