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lol was goin to take car out for abit today , but when i started it i had no oil pressure and the light wouldnt go off , took the oil cap of and there were no oil spraying round the cam area , sooo
where does my prob lie ,
lee h said to check to oile relief valve as sometimes they stick ,
what other things can i look for /check , wont have the chance to do it untill mid week but any helop would be good ,
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ps if its dead anyone got a cheap xe before the 10th oct rr day
bring it down and rebuild the bottom end...or atleast a new set of big ends/mains..poss crank...i have plenty of spares!lol
check the oil pump gears arent shattered, you would more than likely hear them if it did though.
i would go with what lee h is sayin mate ive known a few to do that
atleast you noticed the light.
fingers crossed cranks ok:thumb:
Please put a new sump on it if you strip it down
Oil releif valve if that looks good get the sump off and make sure the pickups not blocked, otherwise your looking at a pump
Odd when my relief valve was sticking it was making the pressure stay very high not low..
dpends if stuck in or out
hi phillip :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by philip
If its been sat - I would say the relief valve tbh - was it tapping etc?
could just be a dodgy gauge though? Although if you blip the throttle with the oil cap off, you should get sprayed! lol
Light is on as well as gauge reading low. Thought it would be unlikely that both parts of the sensor or dash would fail?
yeah its only been sat a week , was fine last sunday , and always had good pressure with the engine never once had low pressure , so im hoping its just a bit of crud in the release valve , ill get a look during the week and if not ill whip sump off and check pick-up ,
GD i'll stick a new sump on it when i manage to find one lol , there like rocking horse **** haha
Excuses excuses, free ones will be like rocking horse poo
Really? I binned my last spare...Quote:
Originally Posted by Riggy
just give her a healthy tap with a hammer and give it another try....
It hppened to me on the M5, and all I had was a 19mm spanner to leather it with! lol
might be a clogged to crap pickup gauze ?
youll notice as soon as the sump comes off if so.
what else ? ... shot oil pump or blocked oil ways ?
not getting oil in the water and vice versa are ya ?
For the oil light to be on - it would REALLY have to be clogged up! They come on at 2 psi or something, so it will be pump releated I bet!
Probably best not take it for a rag as it is! lol
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Originally Posted by Graeme Dixon
lol i dont want a free one , just not paying £40 for another hahaha
I haven't heard you say that you have checked the oil level yet.
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Originally Posted by Dar
Just what i was thinking, especially when its got a leaky sump and has been stood a week, bang some oil in it you tart (and i dont mean cheapo shoite like the diesel oil you got from me at the NW meet lol)
Id go with relief valve too.
Hope even running it with the light on hasnt damaged anything.....
yeah oil level is fine , have to check it before i take it out as the sump has a small crack near one of the bolts so it leaks ,
and it wasnt ran for long just started it and rolled out of my garage so i think it should be fine , if its dead then its turbo time :)
So why are you not currently out in it down the country lanes with no oil pressure? ;)lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Riggy
cos i dont want to intentionally break it , but its just one of them rules if something does brake then make it better lol
should be turbo time anyway, xe's are just a quick stop gap!Quote:
Originally Posted by Riggy