Oh no! Lost oil pressure ... |
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Oh no! Lost oil pressure ... |
SirAndy |
Feb 15 2018, 08:38 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,666 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Got stuck in traffic on my way home from work today and didn't notice the oil light until the engine started making horrible noise.
Did the only thing i could think of which was to pull onto the side strip and get on the gas hoping to get oil pressure back. That actually worked! Pressure went back up to ~80 under load and ~30 at idle for the rest of the drive home but i'm afraid i might have done some permanent damage. By the time i noticed the engine noise and the pressure being at zero i was probably already running completely dry. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Now the real question is, how the heck did that happen? I checked the oil after i got home and it's still all in there. All 16 quarts of it. Could there be a blockage somewhere? Stuck piston? Clogged filter? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
SirAndy |
Feb 15 2018, 11:15 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,666 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Well, i just did some reading and apparently it's pretty common for the lifters to gunk up and collapse.
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Feb 16 2018, 08:50 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,505 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
Well, i just did some reading and apparently it's pretty common for the lifters to gunk up and collapse. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Well, that’s good news; I think. Weird. Anyway, glad it fixed itself. You don’t need a rebuild on top of a remodel. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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