Hi guys,
Hope someone can give me some ideas as I recently lost my job and can't afford to throw money it this.......
My trusty old workhorse threw up the red oil pressure warning light yesterday.
She's covered 207K miles, does not use any oil, never smokes, rattles and rumbles. The dipstick shows about a millimetre below full.
Her last oil change was about 2k ago, filled with quality 5W/40 and a Unipart filter with new O-rings.
The warning came on after a longish journey, first one we done for some time. The light only comes on at idle when the engine is warm. Goes off by about 900rpm.
The temp gauge is slap bang in the middle and never moves, and there's plenty of coolant in the radiator.
I am gonna try a new oil sender switch as that's cheap and easy to get to, ish!
So basically any advice or thoughts from you would be most appreciated as I am dreading the prospect of having to get a fresh motor, as I have neither the funds nor the tools or ability these days to swap an engine.
Cheers and thanks in advance .
John on behalf of "Betty the Beemer"
Hope someone can give me some ideas as I recently lost my job and can't afford to throw money it this.......
My trusty old workhorse threw up the red oil pressure warning light yesterday.
She's covered 207K miles, does not use any oil, never smokes, rattles and rumbles. The dipstick shows about a millimetre below full.
Her last oil change was about 2k ago, filled with quality 5W/40 and a Unipart filter with new O-rings.
The warning came on after a longish journey, first one we done for some time. The light only comes on at idle when the engine is warm. Goes off by about 900rpm.
The temp gauge is slap bang in the middle and never moves, and there's plenty of coolant in the radiator.
I am gonna try a new oil sender switch as that's cheap and easy to get to, ish!
So basically any advice or thoughts from you would be most appreciated as I am dreading the prospect of having to get a fresh motor, as I have neither the funds nor the tools or ability these days to swap an engine.
Cheers and thanks in advance .
John on behalf of "Betty the Beemer"