SimonM
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Chaps,
My Precious has a slightly worrying issue...
When the engine is at full temp, the oil pressure needle at idle drops (sometimes all the way to the bottom) before a small poke of the throttle brings it back up. Particularly prone after a bit of acceleration. Pressure and oil light both come on. There is, from time to time, noticable searching of the needle, less so on other occasions. On the upside (i hope), it seems the pressure is all the way past 5 under acceleration, I've checked oil and given it another litre of helix, sitting just under max on dipstick.
It did this for a few days, without a CEL, but the ******* came on last night. Booked in with Rob on Monday.
Any thoughts fellas? just a dodgy sender or more serious? She's been driving perfectly (as always!)
AND FINALLY, should I drive her 50 miles to Friday's meet?
My Precious has a slightly worrying issue...
When the engine is at full temp, the oil pressure needle at idle drops (sometimes all the way to the bottom) before a small poke of the throttle brings it back up. Particularly prone after a bit of acceleration. Pressure and oil light both come on. There is, from time to time, noticable searching of the needle, less so on other occasions. On the upside (i hope), it seems the pressure is all the way past 5 under acceleration, I've checked oil and given it another litre of helix, sitting just under max on dipstick.
It did this for a few days, without a CEL, but the ******* came on last night. Booked in with Rob on Monday.
Any thoughts fellas? just a dodgy sender or more serious? She's been driving perfectly (as always!)
AND FINALLY, should I drive her 50 miles to Friday's meet?