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Originally posted by Contour_n_SHO:
Bite your tongue...my SHO is perfect except for a rear main oil leak....oh wait...
But heck i am just waiting for the clutch to need to be replaced and i will get to it.
Anyone have a pic or how too or want to describe the oil pressure sender switch replacement to me.
Thanks
Brian
My SHO was also perfect except for the rear main leak before I sold it a month ago.... Loved that car  but it nickel and dimed me to death. 
99 Blk SE Sport
2.5 CD4E
Euro Focus SVT Wheels
5 % tint
Mesh Grilles w/indiglo ford
KKM intake filter
FMS 9mm wires
Superchip
Signal mirrors
Fog lamp mod
Dingless
A6 sidemarkers
Duals
SVT springs/struts
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Originally posted by White99SE:
For several months I had a minor oil leak on the passenger side. Very little oil hit the ground, but I had a burning smell, not much in the car, but when I got out, it was there. Wasn't bad enough to really worry about as the oil level never dropped noticeably. About a month ago, I had it in for routine maintenance and they called saying the timing chain cover gasket was leaking. They replaced that and the pan gasket (damaged while replacing the other.) It was all covered under my ESP, $50 deductible. Seems to have done the trick.
Had the same problem. ESP aslo covered my timing cover gasket failure @ 38k 
99 Blk SE Sport
2.5 CD4E
Euro Focus SVT Wheels
5 % tint
Mesh Grilles w/indiglo ford
KKM intake filter
FMS 9mm wires
Superchip
Signal mirrors
Fog lamp mod
Dingless
A6 sidemarkers
Duals
SVT springs/struts
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Originally posted by Drumbo:
Originally posted by Contour_n_SHO:
OK guys what would leak onto my manifold on the passenger side towards the front of the engine i think. Its def not reaching the ground and is burning off on the cat or exhaust pipe there. Any help on tracking that down would be great. On a SHO i would guess a valve cover gasket or front main...but this aint a SHO so....
Thanks in advance
Brian
Given the similar experience, I'm surprised Roz hasn't already jumped in, here ... On vacation, maybe?
One question: Are you certain it's on the manifold where your oil is being cooked?
Roz and I had a similar problem w/our Duratec's (stench of burning oil coming in thru the cabin air intake). In my case, I had an extremely small pan-gasket leak that allowed just enough oil to drip onto the exhaust to nauseate everyone in the car. In Roz's case (if I remember correctly), the prob was two-fold. The primary source of Roz's "big stink" also was a leaky pan gasket. It was replaced. Afterwards, the rear seal was also found to be a minor player, too -- so minor that Roz decided to live with it for now.
Im here, i just been busy at work and spending less time on the boards.....But what Drumbo said is exactly what happend....the oil pan was driping onto my exahust piping. the smell would amplifiy when i went up hill because i had a leak off of my rear main seal that was landing on my lower exahust maifold.....I too have no leaking oil on the ground.....I reconmend steam cleaning the bottom of your car then take a look....I find it makes spotting a leak easier.
Roz
3.0 SVT hybrid...all the fixens...Track/Race ready very soon!!!!!! 20,000 + miles
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