Tired and emotional - I have my Tamora!
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We picked it up today and it is fab!
We have driven up from Near Exeter to Manchester to pick up my Company car then back to sunny shropshire as we flew down so the journey has been long but great to get acquainted with the car - 7 hours all in all!!
I have a couple of questions to learned Tamora/Speed Six owners
Towards the end of the journey the low oil pressure warning beeped at me if it went over 3000-3500RPM. I have checked the Oil level with the engine hot and JUST turned off and it seems to be full but the oil seems thin and a bit "frothy" - see the next question below - they may be related?
It was in for a Tappet service at 1000 (post rebuild) miles yesterday and by the looks of it a change of oil. On the invoice it says it has been filled with Mobil one. In the manual it says 1000 miles to 6000 miles use Mobil 15w40. Does this matter?
If I check the oil pressure at 2000 RPM as sated in the manual, it sits at 27PSI - with a pressure of 18/19 at idle - this is when it is still hot
Bit worried....thanks in advance for any help
Coach
We picked it up today and it is fab!
We have driven up from Near Exeter to Manchester to pick up my Company car then back to sunny shropshire as we flew down so the journey has been long but great to get acquainted with the car - 7 hours all in all!!
I have a couple of questions to learned Tamora/Speed Six owners
Towards the end of the journey the low oil pressure warning beeped at me if it went over 3000-3500RPM. I have checked the Oil level with the engine hot and JUST turned off and it seems to be full but the oil seems thin and a bit "frothy" - see the next question below - they may be related?
It was in for a Tappet service at 1000 (post rebuild) miles yesterday and by the looks of it a change of oil. On the invoice it says it has been filled with Mobil one. In the manual it says 1000 miles to 6000 miles use Mobil 15w40. Does this matter?
If I check the oil pressure at 2000 RPM as sated in the manual, it sits at 27PSI - with a pressure of 18/19 at idle - this is when it is still hot
Bit worried....thanks in advance for any help
Coach
Great to see you've joined the sixes! Didn't even need my promised T350 drive (from the Staffs meet) to convince you. Hopefully someone else can advise on your q's - mine's away for service. Think I run about 47psi+ at 2500rpm+, but also, like most sensors the oil pressure & temp sensors can become faulty.
Oil definitely shouldn't be Mobil 1 until valvetrain etc run in.
>> Edited by tail slide on Saturday 25th February 20:45
Cheers, will do. Just need to get over those new owner Jitters
Seems that, looking back on the old posts many have had an issue with the Oil pressure senders - is it merely a case of TADTS? 10 minute job to change?
Contacting the servicing dealer tomorrow on the oil that should have been used as it is in the 1000 to 6000 stage. Trouble is they are 200 miles away now.
Regards
Coach
Seems that, looking back on the old posts many have had an issue with the Oil pressure senders - is it merely a case of TADTS? 10 minute job to change?
Contacting the servicing dealer tomorrow on the oil that should have been used as it is in the 1000 to 6000 stage. Trouble is they are 200 miles away now.
Regards
Coach
if engines had a rebuild it prob isnt fully syn oil in it as rings need time ot bed in which is what could be causing frothyness
need to do few thousand miles b4 going over to moby 1 fully synthetic
as seal and rings will be honed in then
rodger
if not had engine rebuild obv disregard this lol
need to do few thousand miles b4 going over to moby 1 fully synthetic
as seal and rings will be honed in then
rodger
if not had engine rebuild obv disregard this lol
lundinoir said:
Congratulations, welcome to the club!! Come along in June!! Just had my 10800 service, car is very happy! So is the owner!
I thought the services we're at every 6000 mile service? Was this a late 6000 or an early 12000?
It was an early 12000 because it had been 10 months and I wanted some new oil.
Right, Oil type issue sorted...
The dealer says that they had the incorrect part number on the system......
As to the oil pressure - that was tested last week and fine so they think it is the sensor. It is not decaying and just reading 5-10 PSI under normal.
I am waiting for my local dealer to get back to me to see when they can drop another in
I have another challenge though - it has locked me out! See the other post running "challenge 2"
Just part of the process of getting to know each other - the Chim was the same
Coach
The dealer says that they had the incorrect part number on the system......
As to the oil pressure - that was tested last week and fine so they think it is the sensor. It is not decaying and just reading 5-10 PSI under normal.
I am waiting for my local dealer to get back to me to see when they can drop another in
I have another challenge though - it has locked me out! See the other post running "challenge 2"
Just part of the process of getting to know each other - the Chim was the same
Coach
UPDATE
Those lovely people at Gorners fitted one of the "new type" oil pressure senders, flushed the pipe and put an extra earth on the sensor.
Result - FIXED - excellent pressure and no more heart stopping moments!
So the lesson is - fluctuating pressure, degenerating into oil pressure warning - get it checked and it will probably be the sensor
Many thanks for all you help and support
Coach
Those lovely people at Gorners fitted one of the "new type" oil pressure senders, flushed the pipe and put an extra earth on the sensor.
Result - FIXED - excellent pressure and no more heart stopping moments!
So the lesson is - fluctuating pressure, degenerating into oil pressure warning - get it checked and it will probably be the sensor
Many thanks for all you help and support
Coach
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