Emtee
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Sorry Guys, can I pick your brains?
Symptoms are as follows..
At start-up the engine sounds like a bag of spanners for about 5-10 seconds. After that the engine note changes noticeably within a second or so to a much smoother 'note'.
During engine warm-up the oil pressure gauge is erratic as it drops from 5 bar. This can be felt through the peddle and also heard.
It used to settle at 2.5 bar, but now it settles at about 1.5 / 1.75 bar. No warning light, but not a million miles off it.
Other than the low needle, the car drives perfectly once warmed.
Does this sound like a failing oil pump?
I've heard reference made to a scavenger pump. Is this one and the same thing? Can't find anything on Eurospares.
I can see a logic to there being a short period whilst the oil re-circulates from cold, during which time the car is turning over un or less lubricated, but I don't know whether this is actually the case?
All comments and pointers welcomed as I don't want this to turn into an expensive failure.
Thanks in advance, Emtee.
Symptoms are as follows..
At start-up the engine sounds like a bag of spanners for about 5-10 seconds. After that the engine note changes noticeably within a second or so to a much smoother 'note'.
During engine warm-up the oil pressure gauge is erratic as it drops from 5 bar. This can be felt through the peddle and also heard.
It used to settle at 2.5 bar, but now it settles at about 1.5 / 1.75 bar. No warning light, but not a million miles off it.
Other than the low needle, the car drives perfectly once warmed.
Does this sound like a failing oil pump?
I've heard reference made to a scavenger pump. Is this one and the same thing? Can't find anything on Eurospares.
I can see a logic to there being a short period whilst the oil re-circulates from cold, during which time the car is turning over un or less lubricated, but I don't know whether this is actually the case?
All comments and pointers welcomed as I don't want this to turn into an expensive failure.
Thanks in advance, Emtee.