Marius Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Having sat in the garage for nearly a year now I just called my Caterham back into live. Or at least I tried. The stack dash shows 0.0 oil pressure while cranking, even after 20-30 seconds or so (no ignition). I did the same 3 month back and oil pressure came up after 5 or 6 seconds or so. Engine is a 280BHP VX. 1) Stack sensor broken? How can I measure? Or just swapping the oil pressure sender against the fuel pressure sender to check? 2) stuck oil pressure relief valve? Never experiences that before but heard about it. Any other suggestion? Oil level in the dry sump tank is ok. Have to get that sorted tomorrow, going to Dijon on saturday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMorris Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 You could remove the sensor completely and crank to see if you are getting any oil flow thru the pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Thanks Dave, will check that now. Already put a new sensor on the order list to have it here on time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stijn LUYCK 1 Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Need some help Marius? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECR Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Sounds very like a sensor.... If it's the pressure relief valve it's easy to take out and clean up (a bent wire hooks it out) but a bit fiddly to replace with engine in chassis. Enjoy Dijon you lucky B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Problem solved, it was a faulty wire connection on the pressure sender. Cars packed up for Dijon, nice weather forecast, so slicks only... 🥰 Cheers Stijn & Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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