Gasket replacement needed on my car, but...

[BatmannamtaB]

no change the oil pressure switch, when they leak it's usually pretty bad. try this before your oil pan gasket. this leak can be easily mistaken for the oil pan or oil filter leaking.

i just did this job for a customer and it was less than 80$ part and labour at the shop. if you can't crawl under your car a do it, at least it a realativly cheap fix.

is the oil pressure switch the green thing right next to the oil filter? or is it the black thing with a single wire coming out from it? whichever one it is it's not leaking anything at all, my oil pan is full of oil and i can see the gasket coming out

[UltraCB7]

...I didn't have enough money to fix it.

When the mechanic raised my car he showed me this gunky stuff around my gasket and he said it needed to be replaced. I obviously didn't do it because I didn't have enough money; but my question is how serious is this? From what I saw all there is is gunky stuff coming out, not a lot though and there isn't any leaking just gunk build up.

If the gunk is above the headers, then its the VALVE COVER GASKET... Not the oil pan gasket. U can only see oil pan gasket underneath the car. If u are looking from top of hood down on engine, its the valve cover gasket.

BTW, Valve cover gasket is super easy to change!

[BatmannamtaB]

If the gunk is above the headers, then its the VALVE COVER GASKET... Not the oil pan gasket. U can only see oil pan gasket underneath the car. If u are looking from top of hood down on engine, its the valve cover gasket.

BTW, Valve cover gasket is super easy to change!

No the gunk is definately coming from the oil pan gasket, I can see it coming out of the oil pan.

[nostringz]

oil pressure switch is directly above the oil filter and below the coolant tube. there should be two wires coming off of it with a rubber boot protecting the oil pressure switch. pull the boot/wire off, try not to break the boot, if it does no biggie. oem replacement if possible.

check below your distributor as well for oil leaks. also common. it'll be a distributor shaft o-ring. cheap fix.

i'm also doing my oil pan gasket soon.

[BatmannamtaB]

oil pressure switch is directly above the oil filter and below the coolant tube. there should be two wires coming off of it with a rubber boot protecting the oil pressure switch. pull the boot/wire off, try not to break the boot, if it does no biggie. oem replacement if possible.

check below your distributor as well for oil leaks. also common. it'll be a distributor shaft o-ring. cheap fix.

i'm also doing my oil pan gasket soon.

I knew it was that one! Thanks

I did the oil pan gasket today and the light is still flickering on and off after 20 minutes of driving; my uncle said that my oil pressure is dropping, is my car safe to drive until I change the switch? I only need to drive it twice tomorrow, to work and back.

[mrhonda]

Just make sure you keep the oil topped off, as long as its at the upper mark on the stick then you're good.

[HondaFan81]

Your oil sender unit is working properly. If that oil light comes on and stays on, it means you are less than 4 psi of oil pressure. If it flickers, you are at this threshold of 4 psi. Either way, this is very BAD for your motor and you need to take care of the issue IMMEDIATELY.

Yes, you need to at the VERY LEAST, keep a good eye on your oil level at all times and make sure it is topped off. However, I would never chance the car on a long trip until I took care of this problem and fixed the leaks.

Our Accords tend to last forever with high mileage, as a result tend to have oil pan gasket leaks that people never bother fixing. So this is a true statement. However, it is also the lowest point on the motor and ANY bad oil leak tends to dribble down to this area and can make it appear as it is an "oil pan gasket" leak. So I am telling you that you make have another engine seal leak, more than likely coming from a front engine seal of your motor that is causing your oil loss. Those leaks tend to lose more oil than your typical oil pan gasket leak. The fact that your oil psi light came on due to your oil loss, indicates to me that you have a significant leak.

Since you don't seem to have the ability to do the work yourself, have a mechanic or knowledgeable friend check your front engine seals for oil leaks. Take a quick look at your rear main seal as well. If those are fine, then it may be your oil pan gasket.

Another common leak from top of motor is the dizzy base O-ring, you'll notice oil coming from the bottom of dizzy base area. Very easy to replace. Mark the dizzy base to camshaft journal cap, note plug wire locations and remove. Replace O-ring, reinstall aligning the marked line, reinstall plug wires.

[BatmannamtaB]

Your oil sender unit is working properly. If that oil light comes on and stays on, it means you are less than 4 psi of oil pressure. If it flickers, you are at this threshold of 4 psi. Either way, this is very BAD for your motor and you need to take care of the issue IMMEDIATELY.

Yes, you need to at the VERY LEAST, keep a good eye on your oil level at all times and make sure it is topped off. However, I would never chance the car on a long trip until I took care of this problem and fixed the leaks.

Our Accords tend to last forever with high mileage, as a result tend to have oil pan gasket leaks that people never bother fixing. So this is a true statement. However, it is also the lowest point on the motor and ANY bad oil leak tends to dribble down to this area and can make it appear as it is an "oil pan gasket" leak. So I am telling you that you make have another engine seal leak, more than likely coming from a front engine seal of your motor that is causing your oil loss. Those leaks tend to lose more oil than your typical oil pan gasket leak. The fact that your oil psi light came on due to your oil loss, indicates to me that you have a significant leak.

Since you don't seem to have the ability to do the work yourself, have a mechanic or knowledgeable friend check your front engine seals for oil leaks. Take a quick look at your rear main seal as well. If those are fine, then it may be your oil pan gasket.

Another common leak from top of motor is the dizzy base O-ring, you'll notice oil coming from the bottom of dizzy base area. Very easy to replace. Mark the dizzy base to camshaft journal cap, note plug wire locations and remove. Replace O-ring, reinstall aligning the marked line, reinstall plug wires.

The light doesn't stay on, it blinks on and off after a long drive.

Yesterday when I got the oil pan replaced the mechanic had the car on for a while and he was under it and there were no more leaks.

EDIT: You say my oil sender unit is working properly yet after say that I'm below 4 psi and I need to fix it immediately; so you meant to say its bad correct?