Before you go opening up the motor, I think you should measure the pressure with a gauge so you know what the pressure actually is. Or have a shop test the pressure on a hot engine. Could just be the sender is bad. Allan "Zoltan Kuthy" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> said: > My oil light flickers after long highway driving. Which is more likely > to look at if its loosing pressure. This is a reconditioned engine, > having about 90k in it. Maybe they did not change bearings at all and I > could change at least the conrod bearings without splitting the case. > This is a 1.9 engine and as I know, they need to be line bored after > splitting. > Or should I use some even thicker oil? What kind? > Anyone? > Zoltan > |
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