oil pressure, oil change

oil pressure, oil change

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richard8466

Original Poster:

46 posts

277 months

Sunday 14th December 2003
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getting a drop of oil pressure to 0 on idle, not all the time, anyone know poss problem, can you mix semisynthetic with synthetic oils, ta

NE1961

2,420 posts

295 months

Sunday 14th December 2003
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Sounds like the oil pressure senor could be the problem is the pressure ok further up the rev range?Although best get it checked.As for mixing semi-synthetic & synthetic oils is not really a good idea.

Nick

richard8466

Original Poster:

46 posts

277 months

Sunday 14th December 2003
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yep pressure ok at higher revs, obout 2 check oil level.

cdd

137 posts

264 months

Monday 15th December 2003
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Could be low idle speed. Mine used to do it at about 500 rpm tickover. Had it serviced idles at about 6 - 700 now and no sign of low oil pressure warnings.

dreammachines

15 posts

273 months

Tuesday 16th December 2003
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Very Very likely to be a duff pressure sender unit! also could be leaking, sits on small ali block on o/s of engine bay below airbox.