Oil All over the firewall behind carb

['89AccordLX(Rus)]

As a last resort you can try and get some vise-grips on the sensor and remove it that way. I suggest you get a mirror and a flashlight and take a better look at it. The flat faces on the sensor are rounded on the sides so it makes it tougher to grab on to it. Also, if you remove the carb airbox, you can get a better look at the sensor from the driver's side of the engine. Then you can tell if it is stripped or not. A good flashlight is a life saver in this task. I think your best bet is to buy/borrow a 24 mm socket and remove the sensor with it. I used a crescent wrench, and it was a bit tough to get it adjusted just right so it grabbed the sensor. Once you break it loose, you can remove it mostly by hand.

P.S.: If you can get a helper, have them observe what you are doing from the driver's side of the engine. They can tell you if your wrench is adjusted correctly, and if you need to move your hand to get the wrench to line up.

[ehulst]

I got the filter off after a few weeks of forgetting it.....but does this really seem like the problem? it doesn't look cloged from what i see.....am i supose to see the needle sticking out of that hole on the far right......cause i don't......

[ehulst]

I got the filter off after a few weeks of forgetting it.....but does this really seem like the problem? it doesn't look cloged from what i see.....am i supose to see the needle sticking out of that hole on the far right......cause i don't......

could it be my oil pump? someone

['89AccordLX(Rus)]

I doubt that your oil pump would cause problems like what you are describing. I assume from one of your posts that you finally removed the oil filter base. There should be three(I think) holes on the back of it. I think two of them should be blocked by a cylinder-like object (valve). If you see any scratches on the valve surface, you need a new oil filter base. Otherwise, put on a new gasket, bolt the base back up and test it. Hope this helps.

[ehulst]

i've got two large holes that i can see through and the othes are blocked w/ the valve.i can see to look completely...because i don't have na alen wrench large enough to take the valve out...can i spin it by finger?

['89AccordLX(Rus)]

Don't try sticking anything in there. Get a new o-ring (gasket) from the dealer and reinstall the base. From the sound of it, your base is OK and the o-ring just blew causing oil to escape under high pressure.

[ehulst]

hmm.....i'll reinstall the base tommrow and get a new filter gasget....i'll run the engine see if anything happens of is blows again what could this mean?

[ehulst]

gasket'

['89AccordLX(Rus)]

When I said gasket I meant the funny-shaped o-ring that goes between the oil filter base and the block. I think yours gave out and caused the whole oily mess. You can only get this o-ring from the dealer. Cost is about $2.50 Sorry if I was confusing you. Also, if the gasket (block and oil filter base) goes again, there is something definitely wrong with the pressure regulator (the valve in the oil filter base). Your best bet then would be to get a oil filter base from the junk yard. By the looks of it, I think you won't have any problems as long as you position the o-ring correctly and tighten everything down. Also, for the filter gasket, use only the one that came with the filter.

[ehulst]

well i'm gonna go install the base and see what happens.....hopefully nothing dealing with alot of oil will happen.........