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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:30 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11519
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gavlar83 wrote: |
Lee wrote: |
On a modern engine the oil light is generally too late, damage has been done
Oil is the blood of your car. If you cut a vein in your arm, you aren't going to be 100% are you? | i get what your saying,can it still be damaged when the oil is full?also if it is damaged what kind of damage am i looking at? |
Oil level isnt gonna matter if there's sod all oil pressure to pump the oil round the engine.
Damage = replacement lump time.
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:31 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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Too much oil is as bad, if not worse than too little
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:47 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 47
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Location: walsall
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ok thanks alot guys for the info much appreciated
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:52 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 47
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Location: walsall
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just a quick question off topic,what do you guys think of MG ZR,s? been offerd 1 but not sure about them,do u guys no anything about them?thanks
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:56 am |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11519
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gavlar83 wrote: |
just a quick question off topic,what do you guys think of MG ZR,s? been offerd 1 but not sure about them,do u guys no anything about them?thanks |
Rusty old Rover s**te
Body & trim parts are difficult to get hold of even 2nd hand, they didnt come of to well in Euroncap carsh tests either
A manufacturer is really scraping the barrel when they do an Atomic Kitten special edition
Look for an MG Atomix if you really must as these have extra kit over standard but there all pretty poorly speced anyway.
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:59 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 47
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Location: walsall
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MrBSI wrote: |
gavlar83 wrote: |
just a quick question off topic,what do you guys think of MG ZR,s? been offerd 1 but not sure about them,do u guys no anything about them?thanks |
Rusty old Rover s**te
Body & trim parts are difficult to get hold of even 2nd hand, they didnt come of to well in Euroncap carsh tests either
A manufacturer is really scraping the barrel when they do an Atomic Kitten special edition
Look for an MG Atomix if you really must as these have extra kit over standard but there all pretty poorly speced anyway. | nice 1 i thought as much
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:28 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4455
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Location: Essex
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gavlar83 wrote: |
i thought the oil light was to say if u needed oil or not,not oil pressure? |
It's pressure.
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:35 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
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Lee wrote: |
Too much oil is as bad, if not worse than too little |
my frd's 306HDi engine went busted because his parent keep toping up half a litre of oil every month
although the engine was fixed under dealer waranty
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:04 am |
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Joined: Jun 19, 2010 Posts: 1600
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Location: South Bucks
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Best case is the oil pressure switch has failed. Worse case is you've now got damaged crank shaft bearing shells, and if you keep using it, a damaged crank.
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:04 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011 Posts: 6526
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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Lee wrote: |
On a modern engine the oil light is generally too late, damage has been done
Oil is the blood of your car. If you cut a vein in your arm, you aren't going to be 100% are you? |
Or even think of it as a heart pumping the blood around. No heart pumping, no blood circulating.
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