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Jun 25, 2011 21:51:47 GMT
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To be fair BL1300 doesnt seem to have spurted any laughably inaccurate made-up-on-the-spot 'advice' yet so i'm not sure its him. To know for certain, check his username in a couple of weeks to see if he has deleted himself.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Jun 25, 2011 21:58:22 GMT
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It is quite a co-incidence though, less than a day after paul's latest departure from the board another COMPLETELY DIFFERENT daf/triumph owner with the same gramattical quirks joins up and carries on where the last one left off...
I do applaud the new "older, wiser" and not making curse word up persona however.
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Jun 25, 2011 22:38:36 GMT
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to confirm there is sufficent oil in the sump. Scaryoldcortina has backed up what other forums have said in that the oil level sensor is connected to the dip stick. But it lights the same warning lamp on the dash. Right now I am 90% that my dipstick has no such sensor. I will be checking tomorrow. The oil pressure sensor next to the filter currently and never has had a wire connected to it. Now I know this sensor exists, I will be wiring it up, and maybe fitting an oil pressure guage. My wife says she recalls me mentoining an oil light sometimes lighting up when I initially re fitted the loom, and was testing electrical circuits (lights, horn, heater) to ensure all worked. But the problem went away.I suspect I have an earthing issue hidden in the depths of my loom. I need to trace, and in the process wire up the oil pressure sensor. Thanks all for help in clarifying exact whatthe light indicated and what the sensor was I had found with no wire going to it.
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Last Edit: Jun 25, 2011 22:40:49 GMT by br1gg5y
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Jun 25, 2011 22:51:12 GMT
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You get the separate warning lights on mk3 escorts/orions and sierras - later cars might well use the same warning light.
You can tell if your dipstick has a level sensor really easily - if it has a moulded top with two wires coming out of it it has, if it just has a metal loop and no wires it doesn't.
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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I have some news. I removed the instrument panel, and confirmed that as previously stated, The warning light is fed a positive feed once the ignition is on. And the trigger is the earth. I identified that the earth was a blue with green trace wire. Hmmmm, why does that ring a bell.I pop the bonnet, and have a look at the rear of the engine. When I removed the loom and smartened it up, the only wire with no label was blue (with green chase). I checked the box and there was no loose labels in the box. So probably wasn't labelled up because it was hooked up when I removed the loom. When I refitted the loom, the only possible location I could see was near the car. So that was were I stuck it. Pulled the wire off the sensor, and volia the light goes off. I then connect the wire to the oil pressure sensor and the light goes back on. So I am confident the oil pressure sensor was never originally hooked up. The car has done 1200 miles in myownership, so I doubt there is low oil pressure. The engine also has hydraulic tappets, that would be more rattley than norm (well for a cvh). So how much oil would leak out if I tried to replace the oil pressure sensor without draining all the oil??? When I have the money I will purchase the top triple guage kit on this rat sport web page,as a guage will show a problem gradually rather than a "CHRIST shop1.actinicexpress.co.uk/shops/Rat_Sport/index.php?cat=Gauges&ActinicSID=67d9508d588fb597e04649aeceb21f58turn the engine off NOW" warning light. |
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I replaced the Oil pressure sensor on SWMBO's Orion (1.6i CVH), when I did it the engine was cold, all that came out was a slight dribble. |
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yeh if you do it cold 99.99% of teh oil will be drained back into the sump, do it hot and you'll loosse more as it'll be thinner and higher up in the engine  |
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Do it hot and you'll loosse more as it'll be thinner and higher up in the engine Plus your more likely to get burnt on something that's still hot, a lesson I learnt 30 plus years ago on my first car. |
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