Just had a service, oil and filter replaced.
Day later I get a "low oil pressure" warning which went away about 5 seconds later. (I heard the beep but didn't actually see the fault). So day after that I drive it for 10 mins and the warning comes on and I see that it's "low oil pressure". I stop the car thinking the worse.
Come back couple of hours later turn it on and nothing, drive home and when I pull up at home it comes on again!!
Instantly I'm thinking the sensor must be playing up, so I think I'll do a manual oil pressure test see the actual pressure. Removed the sensor (proper hard sensor to get to!!!).
On first engine start it read 1.5bar which is within the specs (minimum 1.2 at idle and minimum 1.5 bar 2000 rpm).
Rev to 2k and it pops up a little to just under 2 bar. I'm thinking happy days it's a faulty sensor.
So I turn off the engine and try doing the same test and it's now dropped down to 1.2bar at iddle and 1.7 at 2k.
To make sure, I turn off engine again and give it another shot and this time it's dropped to just bellow 1bar idle and 1.5 at 2k
Try one last time and the warning light comes on again
This take the sensor out of the equasion, what else should I be looking at?
I'm really hoping it's not the oil pump as that will probably be a right **** to replace I would imagine
Day later I get a "low oil pressure" warning which went away about 5 seconds later. (I heard the beep but didn't actually see the fault). So day after that I drive it for 10 mins and the warning comes on and I see that it's "low oil pressure". I stop the car thinking the worse.
Come back couple of hours later turn it on and nothing, drive home and when I pull up at home it comes on again!!
Instantly I'm thinking the sensor must be playing up, so I think I'll do a manual oil pressure test see the actual pressure. Removed the sensor (proper hard sensor to get to!!!).
On first engine start it read 1.5bar which is within the specs (minimum 1.2 at idle and minimum 1.5 bar 2000 rpm).
Rev to 2k and it pops up a little to just under 2 bar. I'm thinking happy days it's a faulty sensor.
So I turn off the engine and try doing the same test and it's now dropped down to 1.2bar at iddle and 1.7 at 2k.
To make sure, I turn off engine again and give it another shot and this time it's dropped to just bellow 1bar idle and 1.5 at 2k
Try one last time and the warning light comes on again
This take the sensor out of the equasion, what else should I be looking at?
I'm really hoping it's not the oil pump as that will probably be a right **** to replace I would imagine