odd oil leak ?!

Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:54 am

why is my oil leaking from this (on picture) or above that, is there any gasket above that or what ??

thanks

Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:02 am

It's your throttle position sensor.

If there's enough oil in it to be leaking out, you'd better take it off and give it a clean.

Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:39 pm

It eventualy fills with oil that runs down from the throttle body and then buggers the contacts in the switch, not a lot you can do to stop the oil but you can drill a small hole (1mm) through the bottom to stop it filling up.

Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:46 pm

is this easy to take off ? do i need to remove throttle body or inlet manifold or both ? i can see 2 scews that hold that throttle position sensor is that all that hold's it. is there anything to look after ?
thanks

PS: why is my inlet so oily from the inside and the rubber hose that goes to the filter housing?