Right day wrong place .

[SILICONEKID343HP]

I got up nice and early ,sandwiches and flask all made up , looking forward to a good day out to catch up with the lads .

I got there it was empty then after a few phone calls I realised it was the wrong track

The track I went to was Blyton not Bedford ,so I did a 100 mile trip for nothing ..

What did worry me is the oil pressure gauge reading zero on idle .. help would be appreciated .

[spend]

SILICONEKID343HP said:

What did worry me is the oil pressure gauge reading zero on idle .. help would be appreciated .

Start questioning whether the oil brand you keep quoting is capable of standing up to the heat/stress in the engine?

[SILICONEKID343HP]

spend said:

Start questioning whether the oil brand you keep quoting is capable of standing up to the heat/stress in the engine?

It only happening on the road, no stress on the engine .

[spend]

SILICONEKID343HP said:

spend said:

Start questioning whether the oil brand you keep quoting is capable of standing up to the heat/stress in the engine?

It only happening on the road, no stress on the engine .

So oil being squeezed & thrashed in bearings isn't stressed?

[WinstonWolf]

I'd be more concerned with the loss of your mental faculties

[anonymous-user]

Kids......... they do it to you all the time, idea of what day of the week and where you should be go out of the window.

[jojackson4]

thedoc50 said:

Kids......... they do it to you all the time, idea of what day of the week and where you should be go out of the window.

And it dose not get any better the older they get

[Discopotatoes]

SILICONEKID343HP said:

spend said:

Start questioning whether the oil brand you keep quoting is capable of standing up to the heat/stress in the engine?

It only happening on the road, no stress on the engine .

Change the oil for 10w 60 long life synthetic and see if the problem goes away, its a lot cheaper than a rebuild Daz

[Hoofa]

It's happened to me, turned out to be a faulty oil pressure sender, quite common. If its was really zero you would see the oil pressure light coming on, which I bet your not

[neal1980]

Hoofa said:

It's happened to me, turned out to be a faulty oil pressure sender, quite common. If its was really zero you would see the oil pressure light coming on, which I bet your not

+1 ....Zero oil pressure you would know about it pretty quick!

[SILICONEKID343HP]

How do I check if the oil light is working . Bloody scary when the pressure drops .

[carsy]

Does it come in with ignition on but engine off. Start engine and watch it go out.

[LordGrover]

Isn't that level rather than pressure?

[MADMAX2]

LordGrover said:

Isn't that level rather than pressure?

[phillpot]

LordGrover said:

Isn't that level rather than pressure?

IS it ? how does that work then ?

[Pink_Floyd]

LordGrover said:

Isn't that level rather than pressure?

I don't think so, its an oil pressure switch, so with the engine stopped there is no pressure so the light is on. When you start the engine, the pressure builds and with luck gets to the point that the switch turns off and the light goes off, indicating that there is oil pressure.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

MADMAX2 said:

LordGrover said:

Isn't that level rather than pressure?

As said, I think it's an oil pressure light. (that's why it's called oil pressure light )

[SILICONEKID343HP]

which one is it on the dash ?

[Chilliman]

I made it to Bedford today Daz. And I can promise you hand on heart we didn't laugh when we heard you'd gone to the wrong track. No, really.... We didn't even snigger......

[SILICONEKID343HP]

Chilliman said:

I made it to Bedford today Daz. And I can promise you hand on heart we didn't laugh when we heard you'd gone to the wrong track. No, really.... We didn't even snigger......

I bet your lot were in hysterics