What is this sensor? Oil leak

[92accordexpower]

So this thing appears to be leaking oil pretty good and i don't know what it is to replace it!
it's a JDM H22, and the picture you're looking at is below the distributor, above the transmission, on the block.

[Fake Thug]

whoa. thats some rigging right therre? that looks like the coolant temperature sensor. Plugs into the head. And I think its your distributor leaking on top of it.

[blackcb7]

the o ring on the distributor is shot and leaking oil on top of that sensor,

you have to pull the dizzy out, replace the o ring and you are all set

[cp[mike]]

correct. thats a coolant sensor, so it isnt leaking oil. dizzy o-ring it is, and very simple

[NAiL05]

Everyone basically covered it its your O-Ring. Look under your distributor its all wet really no way for the CTS to leak unless its loose and they rarely do leak.

[92accordexpower]

sounds good, i feel like an idiot, lol

makes sense now

and another question, the sensor i replaced with the autometer sender, also pictured there, i assumed was only for the fan, but does that sensor provide feedback to the computer as well? reason i ask is because i have a code for ECT, and i'm not sure which sensor it is, the one soaked in oil, or the one i replaced.

[Otto]

The one that looks rigged (single wire) is only for the gauge and doesn't affect running at all.
The ECU has its own coolant sensor (two wires). I believe its the one you thought was leaking. So maybe the oil is giving a bad connection or hurting the wires.

[92accordexpower]

The one that looks rigged (single wire) is only for the gauge and doesn't affect running at all.
The ECU has its own coolant sensor (two wires). I believe its the one you thought was leaking. So maybe the oil is giving a bad connection or hurting the wires.

ok that just re-affirms what I was thinking too.