Whisky 7 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hi all, 7 newbie with no tech knowledge 😳. Having an issue with oil pressure reading 4 bar when I start cold, just above red when warm. Occasionally, the needle seemed to jump around as if the needle was being knocked internally ☹️. Utilising a (very) basic understanding (guessing) I believe it might be: a. sump baffle could do with a change (am hoping like hell it hasn't disintegrated, is there an easy way to tell?) or, b. oil pressure sender is iffy or, c. dodgy gauge. Praying that the oil pump hasn't gone, due to go in for a service in 2 weeks but need to get it there first... Please help! Peter K Edited by - Whisky 7 on 17 Jul 2012 19:33:03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Usually the Sender. Try a search in the archives as their is a mountain of info on this and the cure (fitting a mechanical OPG) ETA I have all the part codes for the mechanical fix if you send me a BM. Cost about 50 quid all in Edited by - Dignity on 17 Jul 2012 19:38:44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Paul Richards Posted July 17, 2012 Area Representative Share Posted July 17, 2012 Assume this is a K series car and if you search the archives you'll find lots of info about poor quality senders. They fail regularly and are problematic. 99% likely to be the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisky 7 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thanks guys. Yes it is a K-Series car (2002 1.8). Have searched the archives here but not turned up too much at all. Have another thread open looking at the possibility of the sender. Dignity YHM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadsport06 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Seach for MOPG (Mechanical oil pressure gauge), you will see plenty on the poor quality K series senders, cheaper to go mechanical and dead easy to fit. Next is to search sump foam so you can get it removed on your service and drill in a couple of drain holes in the sump gasket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Rendell Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Just replaced the Oil Pressure sender on my K series and got a dramatic improvement in oil pressure, when both cold and hot. They are available from Caterham and Redline. Piers R300 KWK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHead Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Had exactly the same symptoms on my (1yr old) 1.4 k series oil gauge. Changed to mechanical pressure gauge and not been worried about oil pressure since. Only took half hour, cost around £35, well worth the trouble - there are numerous threads on how to do this. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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