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Title: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: bigstring on 01 August 2011, 10:21
Had it checked and it's fine?

I have red that this will fix it (below) - But it's very tappity! Thick oil? can you suggest anything to quite her down?


Solution: Drain oil from engine (remove bung in sump), before you remove sump, there's 3 bolts that go through the gearbox housing into the sump. Remove these. Remove sump (Allen key). There's no gasket between sump and engine. Rub old sealant off rim. You will be able to see right up into the engine at this point. There is a small pipe going from the oil pump into where the sump was. This pipe is normally sitting in the oil and it sucks up oil from the sump into the oil pump when the engine is started. The pipe is fixed to the oil pump with one Allen-key head screw and a rubber O-ring. Remove this and take off the pipe. The gauze filter is at the end of the pipe. Try and get a replacement from a motor-factor. Alternatively, you can clean it out well using petrol. Clean the sump well with petrol.
Replace all parts in reverse order! The job took about 3 hours to do and the car drives like a rocket now! If you're not confident enough to do all of this yourself get someone you know that's used to working on engines.

Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: Wayne on 01 August 2011, 10:54
Tbh a new pick up pipe is around £12 if you have no record of it being changed then fit a new one.
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: bigstring on 01 August 2011, 11:29
Cheers fella!
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: Wayne on 01 August 2011, 11:39
This was mine @ 116k

(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Octavia/various210511003.jpg)
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: Seanl on 01 August 2011, 12:00
I took the sump off my old engine that had done 152k and it looked spotless. Dunno if it had been changed previously but there was no receipt in my pack for it being done (pack contains everything including old tax reminders, tyres fitted, wing mirror glass etc etc). The new lump which has covered 110k is also spotless as I changed the gasket and had a look for piece of mind. Definately worth doing though, again for piece of mind.  :smiley:
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: bigstring on 02 August 2011, 12:31
Sumps off, my god it looks bad in there! jet wash  :laugh:

Put engine flush in and drove for 15 mins as well.....

Cleaning out now!
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: rio_gti on 02 August 2011, 13:33
engine flush  :sick:
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: Wayne on 02 August 2011, 13:40
engine flush  :sick:

 bit late now but bad idea to use it.
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: Seanl on 02 August 2011, 15:55
I hope it was only the sump you jet washed!! You really dont want water in your internals. :sick:

Make sure you get a new gasket too.
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: bigstring on 03 August 2011, 09:03
Jet washed the engine? You really think I would jet wash the bottom of an engine?  :laugh:

Anyways, After a flush, sh!te oil run through,  new oil, pipe cleaned and a new oil pressure sensor it's as good as new.......

I never used to use Engine flush... but running some cheap oil through it for an hour after brings out more crap... worth another £6


Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: Seanl on 04 August 2011, 17:56
Jet washed the engine? You really think I would jet wash the bottom of an engine?  :laugh:
Anyways, After a flush, sh!te oil run through,  new oil, pipe cleaned and a new oil pressure sensor it's as good as new.......

I never used to use Engine flush... but running some cheap oil through it for an hour after brings out more crap... worth another £6




Yeah sorry about that.  :embarassed: You never know with some very inexperienced youngster about though.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: oil pressure light keeps coming on saying stop engine "check oil pressure"
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 09 August 2011, 08:50
Just wanted to say aswell incase anyone does this, when you look at the 20 sump bolts they take a 5mm hex key I think it is, but ALSO you can get a 10mm socket on the OUTSIDE.....

I discovered this after I had tried to remove them all with the hex and the last 2 were rounded  :angry: