oil be going slightly mad!
oil be going slightly mad!
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V8Bart

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788 posts

214 months

Wednesday 5th September 2012
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Ok so here is a funny one, a month back my oil pressure was stuck at 60 all the time for the first 30mins of a cold run out. (normal is 30 tickover, 60 full chat)

Today, went to top up oil as it was getting low. The dipstick was reading below min, which I know was wrong. put 1/2 l in, did not change after 5 min wait, Gave the engine a min to warm up and the pressure was sitting at 60 again? checked the level, way over max?

Knew from my last run out it was 3-4mm over low line so went for 20min blast with it still reading 60. Got back and now the level is 2/3 of the way to full?

Oil pressure sender is only 6months old, connections good, oil pump only 12 months old.

So any Ideas Guys?

gruffalo

8,097 posts

250 months

Wednesday 5th September 2012
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poor flow rate through the filter?

TVR Beaver

2,874 posts

204 months

Wednesday 5th September 2012
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Rubber dip-stick? wink

V8Bart

Original Poster:

788 posts

214 months

Wednesday 5th September 2012
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TVR Beaver said:
Rubber dip-stick? wink
No need to start name calling! silly

wink

Edited by V8Bart on Wednesday 5th September 18:34