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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:44 am |
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Joined: Jan 09, 2011 Posts: 159
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Location: Essex
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last 2 weeks my car when hot anywhere between 70 -90c it starts to show the oil and stop light, this only happens when the rev counter is idle and drops to around under 800 rev's it will come on , as soon as the car itself goes over 800 or you rev the car it turns off. i checked the cars oil and there is like 2mm over the max marker, i think its leaking somewhere as i get a small stain under the car every morning -.-, and just recently had oil leaks fixed
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:12 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010 Posts: 4014
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Maybe its because you overfilled it?
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:41 am |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010 Posts: 1533
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people and garages overfilling oil is one of my pet hates. ive lost count of the amount of times ive picked up a car after its service and have had to make them drain some out before i drive off. one time it was over 1.5cm above the max mark.
first step is drain some out, i like it afew mm under the max mark.
you might well find that the light goes off when the pressures reduced a bit
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:52 pm |
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Joined: Jan 30, 2011 Posts: 282
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Location: South Shields
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what can be the after effects if your oil is to high? when i got a servicing about a month ago they replaced the oil, and its a good 2 mm over the 'high' marker
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:36 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
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check the oil pressure, before knowing the oil pressure is fine do not use your car.
2mm over the max make is just nothing serious.
when engine is hot and idle, the oil pressure is at it's min. state. running the engine without enough oil pressure is asking for trouble
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:51 pm |
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Joined: Jan 09, 2011 Posts: 159
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Location: Essex
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now its 2mm over the max mark lol thats like 2 weeks after it was drained and the mechanic filled it up, back then i think it was like 10mm over the max mark -.- how do you check the oil pressure?
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:24 pm |
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Joined: Jan 09, 2011 Posts: 159
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how would i go about draining some oil by myself, without all of it coming out ?
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:26 am |
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Joined: Jan 09, 2011 Posts: 159
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Location: Essex
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driving it today, and noticed when the car is hot the revs hesitate, il press the acc pedal and after 1 second then the revs jump up -.- car stalled twice today because of this what could be causing this?
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:07 pm |
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Joined: Nov 27, 2010 Posts: 11520
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almir92 wrote: |
driving it today |
Have you checked the oil pressure is correct with a pressue gauge?
Running the engine with low oil pressure = bend over & Vaseline time
Until the oil pressure is known to be correct dont start the engine
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:14 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
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time to get a spare engine from scrappy
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:16 pm |
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Seabook wrote: |
time to get a spare engine from scrappy |
please tell me your joking? if the oil pressure is low , is there anything tht can be done to fix it?
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:22 pm |
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almir92 wrote: |
Seabook wrote: |
time to get a spare engine from scrappy |
please tell me your joking? if the oil pressure is low , is there anything tht can be done to fix it? |
that why i said before check the oil pressure lol
any garage could do that easily.
running low oil pressure is just like running the engine without oil.
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:23 pm |
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Joined: Jan 09, 2011 Posts: 159
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Location: Essex
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i think it could be the oil filter. but i will get the pressure checked
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:25 pm |
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almir92 wrote: |
i think it could be the oil filter. but i will get the pressure checked |
heard this case before. using nasty cheap oil filter is just asking for trouble
that's why i always fit peugeot oil filter. not much more expensive anyway cost me 3.5quid each
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:26 pm |
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Joined: Jan 09, 2011 Posts: 159
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Seabook wrote: |
almir92 wrote: |
i think it could be the oil filter. but i will get the pressure checked |
heard this case before. using nasty cheap oil filter is just asking for trouble
that's why i always fit peugeot oil filter. not much more expensive anyway cost me 3.5quid each |
hard to change or could i do it? looking at some now on ebay 2000 1.4 lx guessing its a 8v
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