Twiggy
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My oil light on the dash keeps comming on for 5-10secs every now and again and normally at speed... Checked oil and all is fine... Could it be a dodgy sensor?? 
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lee mitchell
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could be or a dodgy pump
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Siberia
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and you really dont want a dodgy pump!
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Twiggy
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where is said pump located?? i will just take the buld out 
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Ant
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Does sound like starrt of oil pressure problems, oil pump is located at the bottom of the block in the region of oil filter, usualy when the low pressure light comes on on the dash it is to late!!
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ed
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You should check these things before you fit the engine... It's gonna be a bitch to replace....
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lee mitchell
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how do u check these things.put the engine on a bench dyno and run it  if hes bought the engine already out of a car then he cant check it. if its out of a donor car he could but it may of only just started a few weeks down the line
[Edited on 08-06-2005 by lee mitchell]
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ed
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The Haynes manual for the Cavalier has a pretty long part in it telling you how to inspect the oil pump, and renew the seals.
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Mattb
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oil pressure check would be the best thing to do.. sensors do become faulty but then again pumps do wear.. hopefully its only the sensor
i think what ed means is replacing the pump before the conversion. expensive but worth it imho.
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lee mitchell
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
The Haynes manual for the Cavalier has a pretty long part in it telling you how to inspect the oil pump, and renew the seals.
replacing the seals wont help sometimes and u cant check what sort of preesure its gna run under hard acceleration. i know someone that had a brand new pump from vauxhalls and wasnt making enough pressure to keep the lifters quiet
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James R
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First thing I would do is check the sensor is grounding on anythign randomly as this brings on the oil light. then get the pressure tested.
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mikehiow
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I've got a similar problem, if I take a corner sharply for a small distance, like round a round about my oil light will pop on briefly, likely to be the same problem? or is this normal?
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lee mitchell
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check ur oil level
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Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by mikehiow
I've got a similar problem, if I take a corner sharply for a small distance, like round a round about my oil light will pop on briefly, likely to be the same problem? or is this normal?
My mates 106 had this prob.. the oil all slosshed to one side it got staved of oil and broke... Thats as tech as it get s for me peeps!
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Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
You should check these things before you fit the engine... It's gonna be a bitch to replace....
i spent 500 ripps on service parts....... and now the pump looks dodgy the only way you cud have a less chance of probs is to buy a bramd new engine!!!
[Edited on 09-06-2005 by REDSPORT]
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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mate its rare for pumps to go they are well built could be a number of things
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Mistamist
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how hard is it to change an oil pum on one of them? im planning on taking mine off the road for a few weeks tto do some head work and replace a few bits, oil pump may be one of them as my top end is sounding rather tappy.
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Fad
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erm from what i rember its drop the manifold, drop off the sump, and replace oil pump obviously ore detail in there
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Mistamist
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ok kool, ,
changed the oil for 5w40 fully synth to see if it made any difference but it was shit so went back to 10w40 semi from halfords, and was still tappy, so gonna go back to vaux's to see if it makes any difference, but i wanna get the tappets out and give them a clean, maybe do a bit of port work and re-seat the valves. new valve stems maybe bigger valves depending on how much private work i get in the next couple of months to cover the bills.
then eventually a set of TB's courtesy of SBD 
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Fad
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yeah dont go for think oil as it'll get well tappy mate stick with 10/40 most people clean out the lifter but it'll just go back to normal after time so best off replacing em
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by M15T XE
then eventually a set of TB's courtesy of SBD
It's not really courtesy of when you're spending money with them
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Mistamist
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very true doh!
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Twiggy
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Is the oil pump inside the sump?
Just need a YES or NO......
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Twiggy
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Whaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssaaaaaaaaaaaaaaappppppppppppppp
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Joff
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Yes.
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