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1992 Accord ex ignition/oil leak woes

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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 05:00 PM
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Icon2 1992 Accord ex ignition/oil leak woes

I have a 92 accord ex auto and have had a string of bad luck lately.

It started last week when my oil light came on, which surprised me as I just checked it less than a week before this. I topped it to full and was good for a couple days.

2 days later I noticed a leak and opened the hood to see coolant sprayed everywhere. There was a pinhole in what I believe was the heater-core line so I bought some tubing and fixed that.

Immediately after this I left advanced auto and the engine just died.
So I coasted it to the side of the road, turned the key to off and fired it back up. It did this a few times and I thought I had just gotten some moisture in the cap as the coolant leak was spraying directly on it. I pulled the cap and it seemed okay but I wiped her down for good measure and the problem persisted.

I checked the oil again and it was low...wtf? so I put about a quart in and it was still slightly under full but it was all I had. The car does not burn much oil definitely not enough to justify this. Well I start to notice smoke from under the hood. So I jacked it up and noticed oil leaking from what looked like the Oil pressure sending unit?(sensor directly above oil filter) correct me if I am wrong. I checked the oil again and I was over a quart over full. I drained it as soon as I noticed this and drove it maybe a day over full, less than 30 miles.

Finally today I was driving and it stalled again and would not re-fire...no spark.

Here are my questions.
Does it seem likely that it is the oil pressure sending leaking? Is this common?
Are these difficult to change? There appears to be plenty of room around it. Would the leak cause the sensor to read wrong?

Would it be my igniter/ICM that needs replacing? I can have this tested at advanced right? Can I use a used igniter to hold me over or is this a bad idea?

I know that is a lot to read but I just wanted to give as much detail as possible.
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 05:01 PM
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Default Re: 1992 Accord ex ignition/oil leak woes

I grabbed an ICM from the junkyard for freee and now it runs at least. I also bought the oil pressure sending unit and will install that tomorrow. I'll keep everyone informed and I might take pictures.
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