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oil pressure problem, oil light keeps coming on |
mrbubblehead |
Apr 13 2011, 07:55 PM
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Twodollardoug Group: Members Posts: 1,155 Joined: 17-December 10 From: calimesa ca. Member No.: 12,492 Region Association: Southern California |
im having a problem with my 914. the oil light for my 1.8, keeps coming on. never when the engine is cool. but after it is good and hot. it will come on when get off the freeway and sit at a stop sign. it comes on when im hard cornering. it even came on once after i was getting on the freeway at wide open throttle then immediately decelerate. i am running 20-50 wt oil. and 800 rpm idle. and oil level to the top line. but the problem gets worse as the oil level drops. im not real familiar with the type 4 engine. but know the type 1 very well.
i have a couple ideas for where the problem may lie. 1. oil pump is wore out 2. windage tray, or lack of. its not a defective oil pressure switch, i replaced it with a new one with the same result. in fact, i now have oil light and an oil pressure gauge. im pretty sure this is not normal for a type 4. but i want to ask anyways, so i can rule it out. any ideas? |
detoxcowboy |
Apr 16 2011, 10:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,294 Joined: 30-January 08 Member No.: 8,642 Region Association: Africa |
The flickering oil temp light occasionally at idle say after a freeway run or low idle issue is not crazy, the sender for the oil temp light operates at some low calibration 11 psi? or 7psi? I forget which.. but I have went through it previously and read it in a porsche book, so not an oil issue but an idle issue.. or otherwise cause the circumstance,,.
my 2 cents, flickering light not crazy.. i remember now, it was noted again about the dummy light sender when i purchased a porche dual sender.. anyways for the books.. |
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