Oil Pressure
07-07-2005 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by slang
WARNING!!!! Check it out very carefully before driving the car many miles. My oil light came on when I came off the highway. It was 2 quarts low. I noticed oil on the bottom of the oil pan and an older-looking streak of oil from the engine toward the rear. I drove it 30 miles on a hot day and the pressure started at 5 Bar and dropped to 3 Barat ~60 MPH. It dropped to 1+ at idle (used to be 1.5 minimum). I'm using Mobil 1 15W50. Temperature gauge was middle-high.
Drove the car to the doctor yesterday (2 miles away). Never made it. Pressure was reading about 4 Bar when I heard a series of 4 "taps", just before the engine seized!
The tow truck left it in my driveway. Starter won't budge engine. Neither will 1/2" breaker on the crank bolt. Engine is basically trashed.
Hope nobody else experiences this ...
. . . Steve
Drove the car to the doctor yesterday (2 miles away). Never made it. Pressure was reading about 4 Bar when I heard a series of 4 "taps", just before the engine seized!
The tow truck left it in my driveway. Starter won't budge engine. Neither will 1/2" breaker on the crank bolt. Engine is basically trashed.
Hope nobody else experiences this ...
. . . Steve
07-07-2005 | 12:50 PM
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From: Northville, MI
Here is something, sometimes while driving my oil pressure gauge just drops........beyond the zero reading (as if someone switch off the car). I tap it with my finger, and it pops back up.........did you try that? i know i have an electrical problem, and i pinpointed it..........
B Wise
08-04-2005 | 07:26 PM
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Track Day
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Hey Mike, did you ever find out the cause of your problem? I'm having a similar issue with mine, however the "!" light flickers when I have the a/c turned on, (as well as my oil pressure light flickering), but turns off when I turn off the a/c.
I recently had my belts re-tensioned, and a new battery installed.
Peter
'86 944 NA
I recently had my belts re-tensioned, and a new battery installed.
Peter
'86 944 NA
08-04-2005 | 07:38 PM
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Im still following this thread. Which grounds do you guys recommend cleaning? Is the light worked off the gauge? Im asking this because... if the light isnt worked off the gauge, then it shouldnt light up if their is good oil pressure. (Even if the gauge is reading incorrectly) But... if the light is worked off the gauge, and their was a dirty ground, then I could see both triggering and it only being an electrical problem.
One more question.. is their any chance that the OPRV is binding if Mikes getting good oil pressure on startup? I would think that since he has good oil pressure on start up, that it would rule out the OPRV, but im not sure on this.
One more question.. is their any chance that the OPRV is binding if Mikes getting good oil pressure on startup? I would think that since he has good oil pressure on start up, that it would rule out the OPRV, but im not sure on this.
