Oil circulation issues

PerformanceAutoworks · Post by **PerformanceAutoworks** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:30 am

As I said on the phone Alex, this really needs proper investigation rather than just bolting a new oil pump on (don't buy a second hand one). I really don't like the way that these guys are continuosly firing your engine up and waiting for "oil to circulate", this is doing it no favours at all.
To me it sounds like the oil pump gears have started chewing themselves up - this is not exactly a common problem but I have seen it happen on a few H22s. If this is the case the swarf from these gears will get everywhere including in the head/vtec solenoid filter etc.
On that note - a blocked VTEC solenoid will not cause low pressure issues it will simply prevent vtec from working.

Seriously, get the car back upto us and we'll diagnose this properly for you which I can assure you will cost less in the long run than allowing people to work on it without the correct knowledge or correct equipment.
It's not an issue for us if the car needs to be here for a few weeks (like you mentioned on the phone), I would sooner have it here so I can go through it all properly to find the cause and give the engine a good flush during the work.

Give me a shout and lets get it arranged

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:48 am

take their advice m8, what they are saying is spot on. my mate has a lotus esprit sc4 and rang a specialist about a possible clutch problem they quoted him £500 all in for fix + trailer cost to wiltshire he got his friend the mechanic he worked with to do the job £600 later on new cluch(wasn't needed) he car was parked on his drive way now for 2 years not one day of driving(he was very unhappy) so he bit the bullet and rang the specialist again, it got trailored up there and 30 mins later they rang to say it was a simple job on the clutch solnoid and she was running so he could have been using that car for the last 2 years.
moral: let the people who know do!!!! and you must trust them you rang them first!!! power to PAW.

2lude · Post by **2lude** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:25 am

I didn't know paw had done work on your so my apology rich as my earlier post would suggest I was blaming you

I was simply giving my bad experience after botched head work from a idiot paw are masters so this will not be the case and their work top notch .

PerformanceAutoworks · Post by **PerformanceAutoworks** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:36 am

It's ok mate, I didn't take your reply as anything other than a post airing your experiances and trying to be helpful

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:28 am

Hi Rich,

I know your right, I just don't want to leave you with the car taking up space while I get the money together. But if your happy to then I'll get it up to you and get the "save my lude fund" started because I'm sure as hell not going to break it!

Going to tow the car back to the safety of my drive shortly, I'll drop you and email with the details.

Cheers

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:14 pm

So... It's alive again

Rich has worked his magic and all is good again!

Getting a lift up to PAW in the morning, then a quick stop over at LLL's for a super secret meeting

then back to Wales and hopefully some years of trouble free driving with a couple trips to PAW that aren't an emergency!

Post by **4thgenphil** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:21 pm

sooooooo what was wrong?!

and good news mate!

PerformanceAutoworks · Post by **PerformanceAutoworks** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:29 pm

A piece of chewing gum stuck in the flux capacitor denying the Prelude of it's liquid Swartz

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:30 pm

It was the oil pump as Rich first diagnosed over the phone when it happened! The gears had started grinding, giving off some swarf and causing the PRV to stick open dumping the oil pressure

Very lucky the light came on when the car was on the drive and not anywhere else. Got an oil pressure gauge in now too so can keep a closer eye on things rather than the standard your fooked light

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:31 pm

@ rich's post not yours alex

glad its sorted mate