so im leaking oil from the top of my motor. i have no idea what it is and i was hoping the forum could help.

base info. this is a 1992 olds bravada. 4.3l non vortec.

leak: a cyliinder located behind the throttle body injection and to the right sid of the distributor. the object is covered with oil and is about 3 inches long and about a 1/2 to 3/4" in diamiter and apears to have wire atached. any information regaurding this would be helpfull thank you.

pics to come soon

 

 

almost looks like an oil pressure sending unit. heres a link to advance auto parts with a part number, but no picture... But most of the time the sending unit is at the oil filter, so idk...
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...S_575654445___

 

Yep, oil pressure sensor.

 

That's not exactly the Niagra Falls of oil leaks you got going on there...

 

oil pressure sensor

 

Better to fix the problem while it's still small

 

lol trust me i know. i have owned many rx-7s and this is the smallest oil leak i have ever had in my driveway. but its a damn oil leak none the less. thanks guys for looking in to this.