the oil light is staying on my xe and there is tappet noise. Is this the oil pump and if so is it a big job?
the oil light is staying on my xe and there is tappet noise. Is this the oil pump and if so is it a big job?
Where abouts is that?
most likley the pressure switch. check it for oil leaks
If your oil light is on you really dont want the engine running.
Do you have a pressure gauge?
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Depending how long its been on....if its not a sticky relief or dicky sensor. Could of knocked big ends out. So new bearings or worse case crank grind.
Tbh if the lights on and it's been running it's too late for your big ends! The pressure sender could do with coming on much earlier!
I have not driven it with the oil light on. There is an oil pressure gauge and on Sunday all was well both with the gauge and the oil light however, I started it yesterday and the gauge reads nothing and the light stayed on. I took the oil cap off to see if oil was spluttering out but it wasn't and as said it was very tappety so I switched it off.
I checked the pressure gauge and oil level all seem fine and the tappet noise made me think that it is more than a faulty gauge.
Will the oil pressure relief valve have stopped the oil flow enough to cause the tappet noise?
Last edited by marc69; 22-07-14 at 10:01 AM.
The relief valve will stop the oil flowing. Period! Thats why the top end was tapping as thats what will suffer first - VERY closely followed by the big ends....