Lesson Learned! Dont Make The Same Mistake I Did! Read Please!

[88GreenVN]

MMMM funny. My mate vp had that light on for like a week... the car still got that engine in it. Maybe different issue.

Can be just a broken wire on the oil pressure switch as was the case with the 89 geen sedan.

Stuck the wire back in and the lights gone out. We were lucky I think

 

[TUF UTE]

if u get stuck ill fit a motor for u AND a oil pressure gauge just to be safe

 

[NORTI]

I have a motor for sale...............

 

[TUF UTE]

i can fit it ... WIN WIN WIN


pm me

 

[social]

hi Norti,
I may be fairly interested, just came on forums, from wat car model we talking and wats some details mate?

PS: Dave, just curious to know mate but are you a hero or am i just imagining things!?! :| Once i got my hands on a enigne i would so very much appreciate a hand :thumbsup:

 

[minux]

This is why anyone who appreciates their car has an Oil pressure gauge fitted

Bad luck on the engine

 

[social]

i appreciated my engine :s I just...err...il blame the fact im 17 and have a little letter in my window that is well known as a P...

but all in all i shuda read my manual...pity for thinking i know my cars lol

 

[TUF UTE]

oil gauges can go in others cars except excels lol and yeah im a hero * flexes biceps * lol

 

[f1tzy]

If you see the red light, you've got about ten seconds.
There was a problem with the Gen 3's when they first came out with oil control issues, there are stories going round about cars losing oil pressure and drivers being to slow to react and lunching engines. Even the C4B's weren't immune.
Long story short, if you lose oil pressure, you're relying on a thin film of oil to keep metal off of metal, this doesn't last long with no oil being pushed through the galleries.

Hard Luck mate, lesson learned.

Amazingly i drove dads old au 5ltr around 20 - 30 minutes with little to no oil in it. turns out the oil pressure sender died somehow making the oil guage just freeze and being on the highway with the stereo up didnt help matters. wasnt till i got off the highway that i heard the horrific noises. checked the dipstick no oil. The next day dad replaced the sender and refilled it with oil and it runs fine

 

[NORTI]

hi Norti,
I may be fairly interested, just came on forums, from wat car model we talking and wats some details mate?

PS: Dave, just curious to know mate but are you a hero or am i just imagining things!?! :| Once i got my hands on a enigne i would so very much appreciate a hand :thumbsup:

From a VP, so series II motor, have replied to PM.