waxhead38
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So where do i begin. I have brought a audi a4 2.0t Sline off a friend of mine.
previously he was driving along the oil light came on, so he pulled in check the oil level and seemed fine and stupidly continued to drive with the warning on the dash. The engine aparently started to sound like a diesel engine after a couple miles, so he pulled over and got it recovered to a local garaged who removed the sump and oil pump and quoted him £2500 for a new oil pump fitted and hope for the best :/ he didnt have the money and decided to claim on the warrenty which wasnt possible due to he missed a oil service. in the end He wanted to get rid of the car.
so i come along and buy the car off him for £1000, so i have brought a car with the sump removed and the oil pump and balance shafts in the boot along with big end bearings which are in good condition.
Im planning on removing the engine and rebuilding it. But i need to know if im ok to refit the old pump. Because it really is in good condition, im guessing the pickup pipe was blocked? But its unknown to me as i didnt remove the sump ect.
is there anything that can go faulty on the pump causing low oil pressure apart from clogged pick up pipe? I have heard about the broken chains/sprockets but my pump is all in one piece
So my question really is do i reuse the pump, buy a new one, or fit a conversion kit?
Thanks
craig
previously he was driving along the oil light came on, so he pulled in check the oil level and seemed fine and stupidly continued to drive with the warning on the dash. The engine aparently started to sound like a diesel engine after a couple miles, so he pulled over and got it recovered to a local garaged who removed the sump and oil pump and quoted him £2500 for a new oil pump fitted and hope for the best :/ he didnt have the money and decided to claim on the warrenty which wasnt possible due to he missed a oil service. in the end He wanted to get rid of the car.
so i come along and buy the car off him for £1000, so i have brought a car with the sump removed and the oil pump and balance shafts in the boot along with big end bearings which are in good condition.
Im planning on removing the engine and rebuilding it. But i need to know if im ok to refit the old pump. Because it really is in good condition, im guessing the pickup pipe was blocked? But its unknown to me as i didnt remove the sump ect.
is there anything that can go faulty on the pump causing low oil pressure apart from clogged pick up pipe? I have heard about the broken chains/sprockets but my pump is all in one piece
So my question really is do i reuse the pump, buy a new one, or fit a conversion kit?
Thanks
craig