HELP!! red light!!

[surfenstein]

aahh right.i had just thought they were oil cooled and thats why mine went when i lost the oil pressure

well there not exactly bearings like we know there more of a bronze bush with drillings in and the shaft floats on the film of high pressure oil.the bronze bush has a seal either end,and normally when a turbo goes its the seals that leak and the oil passes in to the inlet manifold and gets burnt hence clouds of black smoke,and low oil pressure.when you starve the turbo of oil imagine a shaft running at nearly 60,000 rpm with no lubrication its gonna chew the bearing up within seconds.

[stormforce]

well there not exactly bearings like we know there more of a bronze bush with drillings in and the shaft floats on the film of high pressure oil.the bronze bush has a seal either end,and normally when a turbo goes its the seals that leak and the oil passes in to the inlet manifold and gets burnt hence clouds of black smoke,and low oil pressure.

o right.i was lucky that i never done more damage to mine than just the turbo then after Salisbury

[Apache]

whats his number? this is going to cost a fortune isnt it?

Could also be you're worrying because of a duff sensor, or a broken wire.

[surfenstein]

o right.i was lucky that i never done more damage to mine than just the turbo then after Salisbury

yep,imagine all those particles of chewed up phosphur bronze bush going round all the oil galleries and bearing caps,most of it wil be taken out by the filter,but some always manages to get through,i hope you flushed the oil before you put new stuff in.

[surfenstein]

Could also be you're worrying because of a duff sensor, or a broken wire.

exactly my thoughts,

[Woodzie]

Could also be you're worrying because of a duff sensor, or a broken wire.

Sound advice........It's easier to find a problem if you can see it , All we can do is come up with ideas and a sensor can give the impression of something worst

[Apache]

exactly my thoughts,

Particularly as it drives ok with no odd noises and no water loss - most old surfs use a bit of oil - thats normal.

My money would be on it being nowt.

[sarahMedz]

thank you all so much for all the help. ive got to go out now but i will b back on this next week usually aroud 4ish.

really tho, thank you i will get intouch with steve an c if he can help, the last thing i want is to say farewell to my Surf, thanks again,

sarah xxx

[sledge]

thank you all so much for all the help. ive got to go out now but i will b back on this next week usually aroud 4ish.

really tho, thank you i will get intouch with steve an c if he can help, the last thing i want is to say farewell to my Surf, thanks again,

sarah xxx

thats what were all here for

[surfenstein]

Particularly as it drives ok with no odd noises and no water loss - most old surfs use a bit of oil - thats normal.

My money would be on it being nowt.

you could always try disconnecting the batteries for half an hour and then reconnecting them this resets the ecu, so it may get rid of the light.

[sarahMedz]

will do thanks again!! bye my hilux friends!! if ur in liverpool an see a little blondy driving a blue k reg hilux give me a wave!!

[Apache]

will do thanks again!! bye my hilux friends!! if ur in liverpool an see a little blondy driving a blue k reg hilux give me a wave!!

If you see a fat baldy bloke driving this, give me a wave

[Apache]

Just noticed SaraMedz posted 17 messages in one day. Gonna be a serious competitor for Vince if she keeps up that level of chattering. But then, thats what scousers do best... I should know... Vicki has mastered the art of not having to breath in at all

<edit> mmmm... look at them tyres

[nero279]

surprised she didn't get reported as spam before she had a chance to post with that username (SaraMedz)

welcome btw Sarah

[Apache]

surprised she didn't get reported as spam before she had a chance to post with that username (SaraMedz)

welcome btw Sarah

LOL yeah - tomorrow she'll be offering cheap Viagra

Sorry Sarah, welcome too from a fellow scouser