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Oct 31, 2011 | 02:55 PM

mrki

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Oil leak

I noticed 2 days ago, not sure what to do. It leaks bellow the oil filter, it looks like a small tap to me

since there is a green yellow wire connected to that little 'tap' it might be that this is a oil sensor or something like that? What can I do about this?
I made a short video on this to clearly show what issue I have on my sporty:

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Nov 1, 2011 | 05:37 PM

mrki

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Anybody??

Nov 1, 2011 | 07:58 PM

yet_erp

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I believe that's your engine oil pressure switch. Once they start leaking, all you can do is replace it.

Nov 1, 2011 | 10:37 PM

gilmour68

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+1. Mine didnt leak, but the light came on. Remove the oil filter and use an open end wrench to remove it vs the HD tool ($60+)...

Nov 1, 2011 | 10:48 PM

A Seabee

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Yes, it's the oil pressure sender. they usually have a plastic center part that cracks and leaks. they are cheap and easy to replace. use liquid teflon sealer on the threads.

Nov 2, 2011 | 07:08 PM

mrki

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Thanks guy! At the first moment I thought: is it possible that nobody knows

Do I need to remove the oil filter or can I just remove and exchange that pressure sender itself?

Nov 3, 2011 | 08:25 AM

gilmour68

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An HD tech advised me to remove the filter for easier access. It's just easier to see and get to with the filter out of the way.

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Dec 28, 2011 | 06:44 PM

mrki

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Still very cold here and it will be next few months but I think it's time to get this problem finally solved so I have the bike ready for incoming sezon

I was researching a bit lately and found that product number of oil pressure sender for my 2003 sportsterr is: 26554-77B, can sombody confirm? Confusing is that price varies from 10 to 45 usd for this item, especially on ebay??Can anybody advice a reputable dealer/company were I should buy. I am located in europe so I prefer sombody from Europe.