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Title: 87 5.0 oil leak
Post by: teal9550 on July 06, 2014, 09:05:30 PM

So my 87 5.0 bird is leaking oil from what looks to be the back of the timing cover but really it looks farther back than that, where is the oil pressure switch I'm hoping it that because I don't feel like doing the timing cover ...here's a short video real short I thought I recorded more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKj7KDilIOo...any thoughts

Title: 87 5.0 oil leak
Post by: COLD on July 06, 2014, 10:00:14 PM

Oil sending unit is the round thing behind the power steering pump next to the timing chain cover. You're looking dead at it in the vid.

Title: 87 5.0 oil leak
Post by: teal9550 on July 07, 2014, 08:48:28 PM

thanks I'll take a look at it, the way its leaking I bet its that

Title: 87 5.0 oil leak
Post by: teal9550 on July 13, 2014, 04:01:33 PM

Do I have to remove the ps pump to replace the switch?

Title: 87 5.0 oil leak
Post by: teal9550 on July 13, 2014, 05:37:21 PM

Never mind, I accessed it from the bottom 26mm socket and it came right out. I bought the part from O'Reilly there computer said without gauge without digital dash but I used it anyway and it seems to be fine, 6$ & my oil leak is, fixed

Title: 87 5.0 oil leak
Post by: vinnietbird on July 13, 2014, 07:02:23 PM

Can you post a pic of the new part?

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