Chimaera major oil leak

[anonymous-user]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 05 September 2022 at 17:50

[Adrian@]

Is there a brass conversion fitting between the block/pump and the sender? As this is/has been a historical failure point as they shear, if they over-tightened. A@

Edited by Adrian@ on Monday 5th September 08:58

[Steve_D]

On the switches if it is going to leak it will be from where the plastic part is crimped/rolled into the metal body. Seen plenty of these.

In your case the likely fail is either the crimp was not tight enough which I would expect to have leaked earlier ie right from install.
Or, the crimp was too tight and has cracked the plastic.

Steve

[Smiljan]

Crap Chinesium parts normally the cause. I've had this many times with Audi oil pressure switches.

If it is the new pressure switch at fault, go for an OEM one rather than a ECP or similar pattern part.

[Ranger 6]

Yes, cheap switches.

Had two fail in 4 years

[FunkyGibbon]

only time I've had a major leak was caused by the sump plug working itself loose.

[s p a c e m a n]

FunkyGibbon said:

only time I've had a major leak was caused by the sump plug working itself loose.

5am in the dark on the way to work tearing down the slip road onto a dual carriageway I heard a thump thump under the car as if I had flicked a big stone up, then the oil pressure light came on

[macdeb]

H_4_ESC said:

Has anyone had had a very big oil leak whilst driving?

I stopped and was pretty horrified to see a trickle of oil running out from under the car.

I managed to get it a couple of miles back home, however the road around my development, my road and drive now has a continual line of oil along it. The underneath of the car also has a coating.

So, lets be clear. You know you had an oil leak, you saw oil on the road, you continued to drive home.
Sorry, no sympathy here. You got home but think on, the engine could've gone bang, but most important for me is you have no care for some unfortunate on a motorbike could've come a right cropper or worse.

Edited by macdeb on Monday 5th September 17:33