Flickering oil light WTF?
05-06-2006, 08:31 PM
#12
3.0 BAR
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,438
Re: Flickering oil light WTF?
at least you admit it albert. Well, i went and started it when it cooled down and the oil pressure came right up and as soon as it did the noise went away, so tomarrow im gonna pull the oil pan and see what is in my pickup tube, if anything.
05-06-2006, 10:05 PM
#14
1.5 BAR
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,109
Re: Flickering oil light WTF?
Originally Posted by Xgenturbo
its plain and simple you have low oil pressure on idle, when you press the gas the oil pump moves faster and feeds more oil, therefore the pressure goes up, in other words your oil pump is going bad.
, get that pump changed asap
05-07-2006, 12:23 AM
#16
0.0 BAR
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 0
Re: Flickering oil light WTF?
the pump does care what its pumping, if the oil is thined out it will flow past the bearings easier and just go back to the pan instead of going on up(not making as much pressure because there isn't as much resistance). Same thing will happen if you have a bad bearing. Good luck.
05-07-2006, 12:41 AM
#18
3.0 BAR
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,313
Re: Flickering oil light WTF?
Originally Posted by accordepicenter
ehh it quieted right down and all the noise went away when the oil pressure came up when i started it later... ill have to see tomarrow when i pull the pan
05-07-2006, 01:01 AM
#20
3.0 BAR
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,313
Re: Flickering oil light WTF?
Originally Posted by highroller54
my bet it will sound the same as soon as it hit operating temp again :P
Personally, i'd pull the pan and pull off all the rod caps and take a look at the bearings. if they all look minty then pull off #3 and #4 mains and see how they look.
