johnnyboy

I,ve got a 22-re that apon warm start ups the oil light flikers and the engine makes horibal sluggish noise, I was woundering is this means that i'm getting low oil pressure or would it be a sensor fault?
Thanks yall for yer help!!

abecedarian

could be low oil pressure or a problem with the sender.
that didn't help at all, did it?

you'll need to put a pressure gauge on it and read the actual pressure. and if it's low, start fixing things.

johnnyboy

thanks ill give it a try!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jasond

If it is making noise when the oil light is on, and not when the oil light is off then its probably not a sensor.

johnnyboy

thats exactly what happens...when the oil light is on it makes a sluggish missing sound that slowly goes away untill the light is off and it only happens when the motor is warm...do you think it is a bad oil pump?

Junkers88

I'd say replace the oil pump.

annoyingrob

I would open the bottom end up, and determine if it's the pump or the bearings before I go changing pumps out.

If you have oil pressure issues, there's a good chance you've already done damage. Simply changing out the pump would be a band-aid at best.

dbcx

What weight oil are you using?
At only warm starts? It doesnt do it from speed to say stopping and idling at a red light?
What kind of mileage on the engine?
and X2 on a guage. maybe a permanent one

johnnyboy

Thanks ill try it but im thinkin about doing a new head gasket and also for the manifold and all that stuff, So do you have any usefull ideas about doing this process easer? Any useful info will be greatly appercieted!!!!!

mnmontana

Hate to ask..... but when was the last time you changed the oil? and what weight are you putting in?

johnnyboy

i use 10-30 oil,,,mabey the screens pluged with goooo.

Marc

Uh, maybe it's idling to low for a bit.