Oil Filter Housing Leak!!! How can i fix this?

[lyonswm]

I have a 90 laser and i have had a drippring oil leak and it was not terrible but i did take a picture from a previous forum and then i circled in red where my oil leak is. now i also put a yellow arrow that points at the screw i tried to tighten just a little bit. it has done nothing, Can i fix this? or do i need to replace the entire thing? Please help me.

 

[LiquidX]

Pull it out and put some pipe thread sealant on the thread and let it dry. Just don't get any on the inlet hole.

 

[lyonswm]

so do i have to pull off my oil filter housing completely or do i just unscrew that one screw and pull that piece of and then put some of the sealant on it?

 

[LiquidX]

If it's leaking directly from the screw then just pull that out and coat it. If you look at all of the other sensors and plugs, they all have a thread sealant on them from factory.

 

[lyonswm]

it isnt leaking from the screw but the area that i circled with red. right in that area. what the screw goes into is like a nipple looking deal. but right were that nipple meets that metal bolt looking deal. it leaks right there. so i am not sure if i just took that screw out if it would take the entire nipple piece out.

 

[LiquidX]

Ohhh I understand now, the black seal is leaking from the sensor housing right? Clean it off and determine where it's leaking from. If it's the screw then seal the screw but if it's leaking from the edges anywhere else I would just replace it. Should be a cheap part like $15 at most.

 

[lyonswm]

ok cool. yea it is just that black nipple looking piece that the screw goes into. so if i loosin that screw i think i can just pull that piece off. becaue the bolt looking thing that is on right or what the nipple is attatched to does not move at all. i tried to get a wrench on it but it didnt do anything. so i gues i can try to pull that nipple off and take it to an autozone and see what they can do? i really cant drive the car till this is fixed. Thanks a lot for your help. i appreciate it.

 

[LiquidX]

Good luck and keep it updated.