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Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 20:51:44 +0200
From: "Erik de Fotograaf" <Eriknospamevision.nl>
Subject: Re: Saab 9k 2.3 oil pressure


"danny" <dannynospamia-espresso.com> schreef in bericht news:40BC980C.7ABB3F17nospamia-espresso.com... > A year or so ago I posted that I'd lost all oil pressure (whilst the car > was parked- was fine on previous trip and no pressure next time I > started it). I changed the oil pump rotor and primed with vaseline that > time and it got oil pressure stright away and ran fine. > > I recently lent the car to a friend for a few months and after several > weeks driving she phoned to say that it needed oil and what oil to use, > followed by another call to say that the oil pressure light was staying > on. > > I got the car back home and now I'm at square one again. No oil > pressure, with no visible signs of disastrous engine damage etc. It > starts fine, but with no oil pressure. I assume that the oil strainer > is getting blocked. Is there any way of clearing it without lifting the > engine to drop the sump? I have access to an air line - would it be > possible to blow air down either the feed to the pump, or one of the > pipes to the oil filter to clear the blockage, followed by emptying and > flushing the sump oil? > > > -- > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) > http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar > Gold blend) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply Danny, Ask yourselfe why there is no damage to the engine when there is no oil pressure Maybe its the reading thats incorrect. No weird sound when the pressure is zero? In my opinion its the sensor that uh .... ofline. So first start with chekking the oilpressure sensor. Second part te look at is the oilfilter. On older cars (whats in an name) it sometimes gets blocked and there is no pasby the filter. Erik

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