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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: 41,649 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) |
Rand |
Feb 18 2018, 12:48 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
Yeah, it only won the WCR AX. Maybe the flogging followed by non use has stacked up a toll?
I worry about this with mine. It's been sitting lately. They need to be driven regularly and filtered as much. Question: Can sludge be flushed with chemical additives and such? I know there are a ton of products on the shelves that make claims. But, they must sacrifice good oiling in the process if they are dissolving that crap. Sigh. I hope this doesn't mean a tear down. There should be like a dialysis machine that you could hook up to and flush every oil passage clean while offline. Heh. |
Elliot Cannon |
Mar 10 2018, 03:19 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None |
Yeah, it only won the WCR AX. Maybe the flogging followed by non use has stacked up a toll? I worry about this with mine. It's been sitting lately. They need to be driven regularly and filtered as much. Question: Can sludge be flushed with chemical additives and such? I know there are a ton of products on the shelves that make claims. But, they must sacrifice good oiling in the process if they are dissolving that crap. Sigh. I hope this doesn't mean a tear down. There should be like a dialysis machine that you could hook up to and flush every oil passage clean while offline. Heh. I had a friend years ago who would drain the oil and then fill the sump/oil pan with kerosene, run the engine for a very short time, drain the kerosene, then refill with oil again. He swore it would clean things out. Did I mention this guy was very "old school"? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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