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Eddie 4.2 said:
Oh No
Me to broke down today.Waited over an hour for some bloke to tell me they need a low loader.They send a bloke out to tell me he cant do anything[what a waste of time]
Eddie
They always seem to do that.
As a TVR owner you kind of get to know the system/procedure. Even when you say, the thing can't be fixed at the roadside & needs a low-loader, they send a man with a spanner first to try & fix it (& of course save costs). Then he scratches his head & agrees it needs a low-loader, which is what you told the controller an hour & a half before. The low-loader then takes another hour to arrive.
As I say, as a TVR owner you get to know these things.
>> Edited by 55jnj on Sunday 14th August 23:28
PetrolTed said:
If the relief spring goes, does the car lose oil?
No, when the relief spring goes it just means the relief valve opens and lets the oil take a shortcut round the oil pump without going through the engine. Lack of oil in the sump would account for the lack of pressure, the next puzzle is where did it go? Has it been a long time since the level was checked?
simonsparrow said:
It could also be an airlock, I've read somewhere that the Cerbera oil system needs to be primed under some circumstances. Perhaps the oil level has dropped below a critical level, this leads to low oil pressure.
Simon, yep, I had this symptom (no pressure, oil light on) last month after I changed the oil pressure releif valve spring and air entered the system. Just needed a reprime and all was well. I'd feel pretty sure that the oil pressure spring has broken, and once replaced, all should be ok.
Checking oil levels is always difficult on the AJP....some say check cold, some say warm, some say with the dip-stick locked into position, and some say not locked....
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Also these engines vary quite considerably, in the amount of oil they burn/use...Im one of the more fortunate ones, who's car doesnt use hardly anything...but I do check it every week, or before a 'longish' run out...
FYI...my car starts from cold with oil pressure of about 65 psi at tick over, dropping to about 35-40 when warm....
Checking oil levels is always difficult on the AJP....some say check cold, some say warm, some say with the dip-stick locked into position, and some say not locked....
... Also these engines vary quite considerably, in the amount of oil they burn/use...Im one of the more fortunate ones, who's car doesnt use hardly anything...but I do check it every week, or before a 'longish' run out...
FYI...my car starts from cold with oil pressure of about 65 psi at tick over, dropping to about 35-40 when warm....
Oh b*gger Ted. I hope that it isn't a serious problem.
I'm guess this happened was at the roundabout just before the A303? I was following you when you did the u-turn and I would have turned round to check up on you but there wasn't anywhere safe to do so.
I then thought I saw you in my rear view, but I guess not
I'm guess this happened was at the roundabout just before the A303? I was following you when you did the u-turn and I would have turned round to check up on you but there wasn't anywhere safe to do so.
I then thought I saw you in my rear view, but I guess not
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