got no oil pressure

[siby]

just fitted a 1.4 sr engine to my mk1 and come to start it and the oil pressure light is staying on. i took the oil cap off and theres deffinatly oil in the top ov the engine so im presuming theree is oil pressure.

does anyone have any ideas what it might be and were i should start

manny thanks in advace

simon

[let_nova]

is the wire onto the oil pressure switch by the oil filter?

[Graeme]

Have you connected the wire to the oil pressure switch?

[brainsnova]

does the oil switch on the engine have 2 connections?

[siby]

yeh ive cheeked it and the wire is definatly on

[brainsnova]

is there 2 wires?

[siby]

does the oil switch on the engine have 2 connections?

it did have 2 conections but i replaced it with the switch off my 1.3 engine as i dont have an oil pressure guage so didnt need both connections

[comptoncj]

how long have you ran the engine for? an idea would be to get an oil pressure guage, plug the pipe into where your oil switch goes and crank the engine (with the coil disconnected) and see whats going on in there. if you have oil up top i would think it would be a dodgey switch to be honest though :)

[siby]

thanks for all the sugestions.

ill go get a new switch in the morning and see if its that

i hope so as ive spent a fortune on the car allready

[comptoncj]

When i first rebuilt my 1300 in the hatch i drove it for a day then the oil light come on scared me but mine also had top end oil pressure so i drove it home and wiggled the wired on the oil switch and it went out.

[siby]

When i first rebuilt my 1300 in the hatch i drove it for a day then the oil light come on scared me but mine also had top end oil pressure so i drove it home and wiggled the wired on the oil switch and it went out.

i tryed that first and it didnt do anything ive still got the switch that came with the engine with the 2 terminals on if i put that back in witch terminal should i put the wire to

[comptoncj]

i tryed that first and it didnt do anything ive still got the switch that came with the engine with the 2 terminals on if i put that back in witch terminal should i put the wire to

Just plug the spade bit of wire into the spade connector chap, the only difference is the 1400 engine would have had the electric sender unit in it, it doesnt matter you can leave the other bit unplugged.

[siby]

Just plug the spade bit of wire into the spade connector chap, the only difference is the 1400 engine would have had the electric sender unit in it, it doesnt matter you can leave the other bit unplugged.

thanks ill give thast a go in the morning and reply back

[siby]

how much of a tw*t do i feel i got the wires for the oil temp switch and the coolant sensor back to front

but all is well cars running spot on

thanks for all the help

[jimbob-mcgrew]

lol nice

[brainsnova]

lol and you had me hunting for a solution in my head.

[jimmcass3]

have you checked the turbo mate?