Originally Posted by
pizzaguy
I don't know that anyone knows. I suspect that if you remove it without draining the oil (or most of it) you are going to have a mess.
Not looking to remove it without draining the oil, matter of fact you can't remove it without removing the lower pan since the sensor mounting screws are INSIDE the pan. I am wondering why the car just sitting no oil seep but driving I get trace dripping on heads of screws but never on pavement. I had a tablespoon on the inside of the plastic cover.