[Shotimes] Oil pressure light on

[Bruce Malachuk]

I'd get her to order up a bottle of Auto-RX before she gets the cars oil
changed. They usually have a bottle to ya in 2-3 days, and you'd want to
have her add it while having the oil changed. Auto-RX cleans the buildup
outta the lubrication system over the course of about 500miles, which with
98k on it might be adding to the problem a little. Is she the first owner of
the car? Who knows if someone did happen to go long on the oil changes? When
I picked up my 94MTX the engine wasn't filthy, but it had spent its first 7
years on a diet of the Quaker State, with 5000 or 6 month change intervals.
So this my car had about 13 to 14 oilchanges before I got it. I ran Auto-RX
thru it and I ended up with a much smoother running engine, and I know some
ppl will say I'm crazy, but looking into the oil fill hole at idle before
and after the Auto-RX I swear I saw a higher volume of oil sloshing around
in there. Then I changed to synthetic, but lets not open up that debate.

Auto-RX will mix with the oil and slowly disolve the junk, including prolly
cleaning any crap that could be blocking the pump screen. That coupled with
the presure sender would be the first "easy" places to look. Provided the
car is drivable and the oil pressure light shuts off once its past idle.

I think Paul Nimz has experience with Auto-RX too.

Bruce
94 Opal Frost MTX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Balser" <masho95@charter.net>
To: "David P" <jpotter8@bellsouth.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Oil pressure light on


> > You mentioned the car was shuddering. Was it up to a minimum of 700rpm?
If
> > it was shuddering because of an idle issue and was below 700rpm, the
light
> > is very likely to come on as you are not much above the low pressure
> sensor
> > kickover at idle. 10psi at absolute best when new, and the warning light
> > comes on at about 5 psi (mine does, anyway). Mine came on at 500rpm
before
> I
> > put in new bearings, and my bearings were in great condition at about
60k
> > miles.
>
> Yeah I don't know the specifics on the idle rpm's as I wasn't there.  I
> informed her to check the tach next if the problem reoccurs.
>
> > Check the oil, and not just level - has it been changed in the last
year?
> > Don't laugh, my wife never thinks about her oil until it's way too late,
> at
> > least 12 months/20k miles since she should have last changed it. I
usually
> > tell her "Don't worry, I've changed it three times since you last asked
> > about it".
>
> Lol, yes the oil had been changed in the last year, but it's about due for
a
> change now.  How could anyone neglect their SHO and not change the oil????
> Isn't that a sin? Thanks for the reply David.
>
> '95 MTX
> Erik B.
> http://webpages.charter.net/masho95
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