low oil pressure
Getting ready to tear into my 03 with 153k miles on it. After a short stint down the interstate Im getting an intermittent low oil pressure light at idle only when hot. I hooked up a gauge to get a reading and came up with
8 PSI hot idle 29 PSI 2000 rpm hot. Obviously both numbers are low so Im going to take a look at oil pump and front cover housing. The current pump is one I changed back in 2012 about 50k miles ago as a preventive measure. The reading I got after the pump change back then was Hot idle 25psi Hot 2000rpm 55psi. Do these number sound consistent with a cracked pump issue or something more sinister like a spun bearing? Thanks! |
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I removed the oil pump and the gear set looks fine. There is a good bit of scoring on the cover and cover plate. I will attach some pictures. Is this enough scoring to cause a drop of oil pressure ?
cover:Attachment 33174 cover plate: Attachment 33175 |
Did you have to remove the housing on the front to get to the oil pump? I saw an Atlantic British video when I was doing my water pump that mentioned it was on the same cover. What does a failing oil pump look like? Anyone know?
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i would not think so and i think the oil pressure numbers are ok. My pump outer ring was split and heavily scored and no light. You may just have a bad connection or switch
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Originally Posted by monakey
(Post 599163)
Did you have to remove the housing on the front to get to the oil pump? I saw an Atlantic British video when I was doing my water pump that mentioned it was on the same cover. What does a failing oil pump look like? Anyone know?
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I read the numbers with a gauge. They are below spec. Land Rover specs Min hot idle 10. Min hot 2k rpm is 50. My numbers where 8 and 30
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Was there a noise associated with this condition?
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It's had tapping liners for at least the last 50k miles. No new noises associated with oil light
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The scoring looks to be too much in my opinion.
buy a new front cover assembly. No sense in putting that one back in. |
That's what I'm leaning towards. Just wanted to make sure it's not some other cause before I spring for a pricy front cover. Thanks
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