opel corsa 2001 leaking oil! please help

omen2323

Hi, im driving a 2001 opel corsa 1.0

driving along and the oil light comes on, so i pull over, fill it up with oil and start the engine and the oil starts pouring out.

then i notices oil all over the engine bay.

its leaking from a little nut, just to the left of the dip stick, a thing thats looks like a small skinny spark plug shaped thing, there is a wire coming off the thing too.

the oil is pouring out from around the nut.

any ideas any one?

the oil is pouring out very fast, would be empty after 10 seconds



Thanks

DublinDilbert

omen2323 wrote: »

Hi, im driving a 2001 opel corsa 1.0

driving along and the oil light comes on, so i pull over, fill it up with oil and start the engine and the oil starts pouring out.

then i notices oil all over the engine bay.

its leaking from a little nut, just to the left of the dip stick, a thing thats looks like a small skinny spark plug shaped thing, there is a wire coming off the thing too.

the oil is pouring out from around the nut.

any ideas any one?

the oil is pouring out very fast, would be empty after 10 seconds



Thanks

sounds like the oil pressure switch is leaking....

the aren't very dear and very easy to change...

omen2323

Cheers mate, i found this picture on the net, if this is the oil pressure switch then your spot on. i h

DublinDilbert

omen2323 wrote: »

Cheers mate, i found this picture on the net, if this is the oil pressure switch then your spot on. i h

Yea thats what it looks like.... I replaced one on an older corsa, but from memory it was in a different position....

omen2323

Thanks. gonna try and tow it to a garage this evening and see what he can do. thanks for your help, il let you know what happens