ryan22laird Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Hi lads can anyone help a just bought a forged 4e engine that's only done 3k miles the engine was built a year ago by tuning developments basically a fitted the engine yesterday started the car up for the first time and the oil lights on and will not go off a gave it a little rev and the light went off for a few seconds then flashes on and off sometimes a know it's not the best thing to be running it how can you tell if the oil pumps fucked ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Would check the wiring to the oil pressure switch, if its alright then try another switch.TD apparently use new oil pumps on all the forged builds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Best thing to do would be to get an oil pressure gauge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryan22laird Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 The engine was out a ep82 so most sensors was different so a changed the oil pressure sensors from a old engine still didn't make a difference see if a take the king lead off and take the samco hose off the sump and turn it over if the oil doesn't come out fast does that mean the oil pumps fuced ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duduglanza Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Is the car running smoothly? do you have an oilcooler.. if yea check that you didnt swap the out/in pipes from the sandwiscplate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Take the plugs out, disconnect the fuel pump and turn that sucker over to build some oil pressure or at least to see if the sensor is faulty. Starting it up without any oil pressure and revving it is asking for trouble!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryan22laird Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Is the car running smoothly? do you have an oilcooler.. if yea check that you didnt swap the out/in pipes from the sandwiscplate yes mate the cars running smoothly it's just not building oil pressure and it's standard at the moment doesn't have a oil cooler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryan22laird Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Oil pressure is now fixed am one happy guy now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TimD Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 What was it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 x2 ^^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_shaun_ Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Oil pressure relief valve loose? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wickedep Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 what is your oil pressure? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flaminsam Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Think this was on the Facebook page. The "o" ring that's on the oil pick up pipe had split I believe. This caused the pump to suck air in instead of the oil. Good find and glad it's been repaired Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryan22laird Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Think this was on the Facebook page. The "o" ring that's on the oil pick up pipe had split I believe. This caused the pump to suck air in instead of the oil. Good find and glad it's been repaired thanks mate and as flaminsam said it was a silly o ring that was causing all the problems thank god its fixed now and thanks everyone for there help will be running big boost soon 😊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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