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bobbyfett · #1 29-05-10, 12:26

my oil light has come on but theres plenty ov oil in...knackered sensor? any ideas? its one thing after another lol

bobbyfett · #2 29-05-10, 13:18

oh dear..looks like theres no oil getting to the top of the engine,its bone dry and now tapping its balls off.....hammer time i think

fsurfer · #3 29-05-10, 20:09

No no, pump may have failed, as I said in your other thread dont do anything rash

bobbyfett · #4 29-05-10, 20:44

i wont do mate ,im back in the house now drinking vodka redbull and calming mysel down...lol........took sump off and checked the gauze inside which was clear......wot a git that was cos i had to drop the front pipe..THEN after i nailed it back together i i realised id left 2 bolts out from inside so off it came again..grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....and i mean...grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...my nighbours think i have turettes.....so now it sits on the drive with no oil cos the rain got into the old oil and halfods is shut...lol...............tomorra is anutha day ah suppoze

fsurfer · #5 30-05-10, 00:01

The pump looks like this

fsurfer · #6 30-05-10, 00:07

I can only speak for the x25xe engine.

Look by the crank pully, the sump inlet had to be checked.

To get to it you would need to remove the timing belt + rollers, crank pulley and the timing belt rear cover and also remove the oil sump.

Leeky · #7 30-05-10, 08:56

Its pretty common on higher mileage X20XEV's for the oil pump to fail, or the feed pipe to the top of the block, gets clogged up and stops flowing oil.

To be honest, if its run with no oil in the top end you've likely done some damage to the cams, and I really wouldn't bother fixing it unless your handy with a spanner and don't mind getting your hands dirty. If its only been run briefly then its possible with the pump/pickup pipe sorted you'll be fine... ITs worth the risk, as a new oil pump could be fitted to a replacement engine thus your not losing anything out of doing it.

Replacement engines are cheap, and you can have it out and back in, in a day.

For the oil pump, check this thread: Oil problem on 2L ECOTEC

bobbyfett · #8 30-05-10, 13:42

right them..so if i was to take the oil filter off..start the car and oil pumps out does this mean the pump is ok...would it be any easier to free a blocked pipe...also the car was only run for a very short time on he drive just starting it up a few times