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Old 10-26-2019, 07:15 AM
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Default 1995 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi oil filter is adapter leak?

Found a cheap Pontiac Bonneville, but it has an oil leak. The seller says that it is the oil filter housing / adapter, but that doesn’t seem like a common leak in according to the internet, attached pic shows the leak.

My questions are:

Can it leak from here?

If so, how hard is it to remove the housing and replace the gasket?

What else could it be other than that?
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Oil pressure sensor is above that. They are known for leaking.
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Oil pressure sensor is above that. They are known for leaking.
So it'* probably not the oil filter adapter?
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Eliminate the sensor first. Just reach in there and disconnect it. If the connectors are full of oil, then its a good bet that'* where your oil is coming from. The sensors are very known for leaking.
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Originally Posted by Mike
Eliminate the sensor first. Just reach in there and disconnect it. If the connectors are full of oil, then its a good bet that'* where your oil is coming from. The sensors are very known for leaking.
So if there is oil in the connector, the oil pressure sensor is 100% the problem?
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I didn't say that, I said eliminate it first. Its easier.
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