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NOOOOOO!!! Oil issues again. Not sorted :(

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NOOOOOO!!! Oil issues again. Not sorted :(

Post by A1ex » Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:11 pm

Argh!

Got an oil circ issue again :cry:

Thankfully have a gauge installed this time, no oil pressure @ idle :scaredtoss: around 30psi @ 2500rpm which should be around 40psi.

I'm hoping it's the lesser of 2 evils and the oil levels just low. Don't have anywhere flat to park to check it properly tho.
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Post by Donald » Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:17 pm

Can you not jack it up til it's level and then check? Or push it onto a slab or something, etc etc.
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Post by A1ex » Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:19 pm

Maybe. I'm thinking of heading to halfrauds which has a flat car park, is open til 8 and down a hill from my house. Buy some oil, check the level in their carpark, top it up and hopefully sort it
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Post by bristol_bb4 » Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:28 pm

what if the topup doesnt do the job though man! id be nervous as buggery about driving it home :scaredtoss:
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Post by A1ex » Tue Jun 26, 2012 6:51 pm

It's just over a mile, I got the pressure gauge so can see there is oil moving still it's just 0 at idle which is a bit scary
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Post by BMCC » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:09 pm

Is the low oil pressure light on? Maybe the sensor for your gauge is knackered?
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Post by A1ex » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:12 pm

A litre of mobil1 0-40 sorted that out, phew!

Was v strange, got in the car and fired up to go to halfrauds and the pressure was fine. Only difference was parked uphill instead of down when i noticed the issue, guess it was teetering on the edge.

Checked it a 1000miles ago, so burning a little but it is thin oil. Very happy to have that pressure gauge in now :)

@ BMCC, no oil pressure ligt anymore, the pressure sensor was replaced for the one with the gauge. Gauge or nothing for me now.
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Post by bristol_bb4 » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:16 pm

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Post by indigolemon » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:17 pm

Sweet man. You must be chuffed as :lol:
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Post by BMCC » Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:20 pm

Glad to hear all is well. Let that be a lesson to you not to let her run low on oil! :scaredtoss:
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