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Re: intermittent lube oil pressure loss

by "lazza" <marklamb1@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 11, 2006 at 02:29 PM

Keith wrote:
> "lazza" <marklamb1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:1140903612.254073.8770@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >I have a Japanese FD3S 1994.  The dipstick is showing the sump is full.
> > When the engine is cold, the oil pressure is normal.  As the engine
> > warms up the pressure drops a little as you would expect.  My problem
> > is that I can see the pressure dropping off every now and again when
> > the engine is hot (not too hot, just normal running temp), sometimes
> > almost to zero at tick over.  I am thinking it might be the oil
> > pressure relief valve sticking open. It is overdue an oil change, but
I
> > do not expect this symptom from an overdue oil change.  I would like
to
> > get hold of some references on the rotary so I can do my own maint
> > Any ideas.
> >
> Change the oil first, using the correct viscosity and see what happens
after
> that.
> The oil can get very thin if overdue, used to happen in an non-turbo13B
I
> had..
> 
> Keith
 




 7 Posts in Topic:
intermittent lube oil pressure loss
"lazza" <mar  2006-02-25 13:40:12 
Re: intermittent lube oil pressure loss
"Keith" <kei  2006-03-06 13:32:57 
Re: intermittent lube oil pressure loss
Amur_ <amur_@[EMAIL PR  2006-03-29 18:12:20 
Re: intermittent lube oil pressure loss
"lazza" <mar  2006-03-11 14:29:06 
Re: intermittent lube oil pressure loss
"lazza" <mar  2006-03-11 14:29:15 
Re: intermittent lube oil pressure loss
"lazza" <mar  2006-03-11 14:40:20 
Re: intermittent lube oil pressure loss
"lazza" <mar  2006-03-18 01:18:11 

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