Wierd oil problem

[smithma7 at yahoo.com (Mike Smith)]

Gotta be 1, cuz I'm almost possitive they put in a new pump.
 
Another reason I want to start doing all maintenance myself, I know what I do.

ATS - Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
2 possible problems

1 - switch is bad
2 - oil pump is dying (was it changed on the rebuild?)


ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Mike Smith
=>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 11:23 AM
=>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau
=>Cc: car
=>Subject: RE: Wierd oil problem
=>
=>
=>Well, considering that the engine was just rebuilt, should I 
=>still be getting low oil pressure? That blink/buzzer combo has 
=>been with me for years and in fact, I rarely even notice them. 
=>At any rate, my question still stands: Should I still be getting 
=>low oil pressure after an entire engine rebuild? If not, then 
=>the sensor should be bad, correct? If it's good and I'm having 
=>this problem, then no matter what props this shop gets, I'll not 
=>be taking my car there anymore. As regards the shop, I'll not 
=>throw the name out there as I don't wish to tarnish their rep if 
=>it's not something that they did wrong, but I'm sure that almost 
=>everyone on the list has a video clip with one of their cars in 
=>it. I do and I got the vid from Marc in Quebec.
=>
=>ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:blinking oil 
=>lamp indicates Low oil Pressure, not low oil level
=> 
=>
=>ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: Mike Smith [mailto:smithma7@yahoo.com]
=>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:59 AM
=>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau
=>Cc: car
=>Subject: RE: Wierd oil problem
=>
=>
=>Well, after reading this, let me throw this out there: My oil 
=>light blinks constantly. It's supposed to blink when oil is low, 
=>right? (I don't really know :) I always figured I had a bad 
=>sensor somewhere and the car just thought it was always low on 
=>oil. Now, you're saying that it probably means a bad oil pump? 
=>I'm pretty sure this is an item that was replaced when my engine 
=>was rebuilt as they had issues with finding metal in the oil.
=> 
=>Lost, Mike
=>
=>ATS - Patrick Bureau wrote:
=>Last time I had an intermitent oil light issue I was running 10w40 and
=>someone suggested I used 20w50, and when I switched the oil light 
=>stayed one
=>permanently, so I changed my oil pump. solved the problem...then again it
=>had over 150K miles on it.
=>
=>maybe it's time to simply change the oil pump.?
=>
=>ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
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=>
=>=>-----Original Message-----
=>=>From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
=>=>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of L F
=>=>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 6:51 PM
=>=>To: Cmr446@cs.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>=>Subject: Re: Wierd oil problem
=>=>
=>=>
=>=>Try going with 20w-50 full syn.
=>=>
=>=>I've read that >30 points difference between the first number and
=>=>the second is NOT a good idea.
=>=>
=>=>Larry
=>=> ----- Original Message -----
=>=> From: Cmr446@cs.com
=>=> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>=> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:28 AM
=>=> Subject: Re: Wierd oil problem
=>=>
=>=>
=>=> txrocco@sbcglobal.net writes:
=>=> >
=>=> > you using 20w50 ?
=>=> >
=>=>
=>=> Nope, 5w50 full synth.
=>=>
=>=> robw_z@yahoo.com writes:
=>=> > What is tipping you off to that it isn't picking up oil?
=>=>When the engine
=>=> > turns, assuming all is well with the intermediate shaft and
=>=>gears, the oil
=>=> > pump has no choice but to turn also. It could be a screwed
=>=>up pressure-relief
=>=> > valve but that would be odd since your pump is new.
=>=> >
=>=> > -Rob
=>=>
=>=> Ah, forgot to mention that the oil light stays on after the
=>=>engine is
=>=> running, hydro lifters clattering. It does this only after the
=>=>car has sat for at
=>=> least 12 hours. Just about anything less and the light goes
=>=>out as soon as
=>=> the motor kicks in, everything sounds normal.
=>=> About the only thing I can think of off hand is maybe the
=>=>backflow or
=>=> check valve in the filter is weak, allowing the oil to seep
=>=>back into the pan.
=>=>
=>=> Carl
=>=> 77rocco
=>=> 03vue
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