What is this and why is it covered in oil?

"SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza" (saigashooter) 02/27/2020 at 18:57 • Filed to: None

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Subaru owners (and their mechanics), what is this part by my alternator, and why is it covered in oil. My understanding is that the oil should stay inside the engine.

Thanks! 

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/27/2020 at 19:07

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Oil pressure switch. Probably should get that replaced.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/27/2020 at 19:10

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Oil pressure sensor or switch or sending unit or whatever. I’d wanna swap that out. Looks like it should be pretty straightforward. The right pal would do that for you for a sixpack of good beer.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/27/2020 at 19:22

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My understanding is that the oil should stay inside the engine.

*Laughs in German*

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/27/2020 at 19:23

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https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/oil-pressure-sensor-replacement-05-09.58714/

Urambo Tauro > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/27/2020 at 19:56

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The real question is, why isn’t the alternator covered in oil too?

sony1492 > Urambo Tauro 02/27/2020 at 20:00

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I never noticed that video features a Mini, it's rather fitting really

Urambo Tauro > sony1492 02/27/2020 at 20:02

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More pixels here:

smobgirl > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/27/2020 at 20:20

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I spit my wine out at that one. 

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 02/27/2020 at 20:37

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Or, David Tracy could come do it over three days, a broken engine mount and re-tapping the hole for the sender to a English size to accommodate a sender from a 1967 Jeep he has in the backyard.

shop-teacher > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 02/27/2020 at 23:46

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I'd be ok with that.