1 Diesel oil for oil pump cleaning? Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:35 am
tinyspuds
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I was going to run with Diesel engine oil for a few K mainly to give the starter Sprag a preventative clean. I am also planning to strip the oil/water pump as my oil pressure light started flickering at tickover a while back. At the start taking it a bit over tickover c.1000 rpm put the light out, but now I need to go to 1200rpm, suggesting its getting worse.
It occured to me that the pump might just be sludgy. Any thoughts on whether the diesel oil treatment might help in this respect too.
Maybe run a Thousand miles before deciding whether I need to strip the pump?
Cheers, Stu.
It occured to me that the pump might just be sludgy. Any thoughts on whether the diesel oil treatment might help in this respect too.
Maybe run a Thousand miles before deciding whether I need to strip the pump?
Cheers, Stu.
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