No oil press, oil light is ON.
06-17-2009, 09:29 AM
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^^ I think you can run for a split second but nothing more... but it depends if the bearings etc are already dry or not...?
Could a blocked oil filter cause pressure drop? Or wouldn't it just sky rocket the pressure to its peak??
other than that you ain't going to be going to far with no oil pressure, maybe it's time to take out your pump and attach an elecy drill to it and spin it... see if it actually works...??
Are these engine's oil pumps chain driven?? if so, is the chain still on it?
Could a blocked oil filter cause pressure drop? Or wouldn't it just sky rocket the pressure to its peak??
other than that you ain't going to be going to far with no oil pressure, maybe it's time to take out your pump and attach an elecy drill to it and spin it... see if it actually works...??
Are these engine's oil pumps chain driven?? if so, is the chain still on it?
06-17-2009, 09:56 AM
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i'm not running the car at all,
and yes the pump is driven by a chain, i will have to take the car to the shop and see if the pump is damage or not.
and yes the pump is driven by a chain, i will have to take the car to the shop and see if the pump is damage or not.
06-17-2009, 12:48 PM
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Oil pumps rarely fail.
Most problems that occur right after a change are usually caused by the change so I would look for and sensor wire knocked loose or some other issue that may have happened during the oil change.
Most problems that occur right after a change are usually caused by the change so I would look for and sensor wire knocked loose or some other issue that may have happened during the oil change.
06-17-2009, 02:53 PM
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Funny you say that, my buddy just got his fully built turbo D16 on the rd and the same thing happened, bout 500 miles in oil light came on, and pressure gauge was 0, turned out being the oil pump.
How much oil did you put in? if you over fill it the pump will fail also but by "overfill" i mean like filled to the top of the oil cap haha (a girl i used to date did this haha)
How much oil did you put in? if you over fill it the pump will fail also but by "overfill" i mean like filled to the top of the oil cap haha (a girl i used to date did this haha)
06-17-2009, 03:04 PM
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One way to check the oil pump is working is by pulling one of the spark plugs out, so the motor won't fire, but it will turn over. Leave the oil cap off and have someone start the car. Let it keep turning over a few times will you look down the oil cap hole to see if oil is spitting up. If nothing, then its likely the oil pump is not pumping. This is not a guaranteed way to check, just to get an idea of whats going on inside.
06-18-2009, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexS2200,Jun 17 2009, 06:04 PM
One way to check the oil pump is working is by pulling one of the spark plugs out, so the motor won't fire, but it will turn over. Leave the oil cap off and have someone start the car. Let it keep turning over a few times will you look down the oil cap hole to see if oil is spitting up. If nothing, then its likely the oil pump is not pumping. This is not a guaranteed way to check, just to get an idea of whats going on inside.