HELP LOST OIL PRESSURE
05-25-2006, 02:28 AM
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HELP LOST OIL PRESSURE
my car has been fine for a while and all of a sudden while i was driving my mechanical aftermarket oil press guage went from my normal 50 psi all the way to 0. i drove the car home when that happened which took 10 mins at 2k rpm. nothing smelled burning or smoking. i shut the car off at home and turned it back on and there was a valve tick. took it to the shop and they said right off the bat it was my oil pump.
My motor has less than 10k miles on it so i dont see why the pump would be bad just like that. but the shope called back and said they did the pump but that wasnt the problem and they have yet to figure out whats wrong.
please help with what this could be. and if a shop diagnoses a problem then fixes what they think it is and that isnt actually the problem, should i legally not have to pay.
My motor has less than 10k miles on it so i dont see why the pump would be bad just like that. but the shope called back and said they did the pump but that wasnt the problem and they have yet to figure out whats wrong.
please help with what this could be. and if a shop diagnoses a problem then fixes what they think it is and that isnt actually the problem, should i legally not have to pay.
05-25-2006, 02:41 AM
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RE: HELP LOST OIL PRESSURE
ORIGINAL: KillSwitchNY
my car has been fine for a while and all of a sudden while i was driving my mechanical aftermarket oil press guage went from my normal 50 psi all the way to 0. i drove the car home when that happened which took 10 mins at 2k rpm. nothing smelled burning or smoking. i shut the car off at home and turned it back on and there was a valve tick. took it to the shop and they said right off the bat it was my oil pump.
My motor has less than 10k miles on it so i dont see why the pump would be bad just like that. but the shope called back and said they did the pump but that wasnt the problem and they have yet to figure out whats wrong.
please help with what this could be. and if a shop diagnoses a problem then fixes what they think it is and that isnt actually the problem, should i legally not have to pay.
my car has been fine for a while and all of a sudden while i was driving my mechanical aftermarket oil press guage went from my normal 50 psi all the way to 0. i drove the car home when that happened which took 10 mins at 2k rpm. nothing smelled burning or smoking. i shut the car off at home and turned it back on and there was a valve tick. took it to the shop and they said right off the bat it was my oil pump.
My motor has less than 10k miles on it so i dont see why the pump would be bad just like that. but the shope called back and said they did the pump but that wasnt the problem and they have yet to figure out whats wrong.
please help with what this could be. and if a shop diagnoses a problem then fixes what they think it is and that isnt actually the problem, should i legally not have to pay.
05-25-2006, 02:49 AM
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RE: HELP LOST OIL PRESSURE
ORIGINAL: 03YellowPony
Get a test unit like shops have and test the pressure. You may have a faulty sender, or gauge
Get a test unit like shops have and test the pressure. You may have a faulty sender, or gauge
if the guage or sending unit were bad that would be a huge relief but i already thought of that and being that the top end is tapping like a bitch. i doubt that what happened.
05-25-2006, 02:56 AM
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RE: HELP LOST OIL PRESSURE
ORIGINAL: myshifter
if you had 0 oil pressure for 10 minutes straight I guarantee the bearing are or will be wiped very shortly down the road.
if you had 0 oil pressure for 10 minutes straight I guarantee the bearing are or will be wiped very shortly down the road.
there was no knocking on the bottom from a rod or bearing or anything, like i said i know exactly what that sounds like. but you think even tho theres no sign of damage now... after i get my oil back to normal it could blow?
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