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Corsa Sport » Message Board » Help Zone, Modification and ICE Advice » Oil pressure HELP !!!!!!!!!!!! » Post Reply
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mattk |
posted on 27th Sep 08 at 09:19 |
your tapped noise is your silly thin oil | |
Ant |
posted on 27th Sep 08 at 09:15 |
15/40 gm semi synthetic gets thrown in all my cars!! never looked back since it shut my noisy lifters up on my old 20xe | |
adam 1.4 sport |
posted on 26th Sep 08 at 20:53 |
what do u use ? | |
James_H |
posted on 26th Sep 08 at 20:46 |
15/40 is recommended by vauxhall iirc. | |
adam 1.4 sport |
posted on 26th Sep 08 at 20:41 |
have been told that 15 40 isnt good for the oil pumo :S:S | |
Vaux Lad |
posted on 26th Sep 08 at 19:16 |
Probably the oil your using!!! | |
adam 1.4 sport |
posted on 26th Sep 08 at 15:21 |
what can cause my tappets to be noisy then ? | |
barneykarl |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 22:06 |
By all means use any oil you like its your money, but any semi synth oil will be more than enough to protect your engine also use the correct grade, e.g. 15/40. | |
James_H |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 21:37 |
Its just pumping up to pressure then the tappets get oil, all normal :thumbs: | |
Cossie |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 21:34 |
i got a simillar problem when starting the light stays on for 4 sec and sometimes i can heara valve tappets ticking until lights off should be oil pump or something else ? | |
James_H |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 20:25 |
:lol: good idea ;) | |
adam 1.4 sport |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 20:25 |
still learning about cars mate cheers jahunt. Might have to get an oil pressure gauge now lol | |
James_H |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 20:02 |
He is just consernd about his oil pump not working, if the oil light isnt on it should be ok :thumbs: | |
john_c20xe |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 19:56 |
why whuld u want oil to cum outa ya cap? | |
adam 1.4 sport |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 19:54 |
yea it does. Its when its idiling it doesnt | |
James_H |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 19:24 |
no if you rev it with the cap off some should come out. | |
adam 1.4 sport |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 19:18 |
what so it shouldnt come out off where the cap is ??? really :s | |
James_H |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 19:12 |
its just splash off the cams going round | |
adam 1.4 sport |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 19:09 |
how comes every 1 says that is should go into the air | |
James_H |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 18:53 |
Not really just a bit of mist of oil, it wont fly out. | |
adam 1.4 sport |
posted on 25th Sep 08 at 18:43 |
Right been seeing every 1 saying that when you open your oil cap oil should come out but i opened mine a 1 little bit come out and after that f**K all. I am using fully syntectic oil. 0-30 i belive. What could be wrong :S:S oil pumP? |