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[Ethel]

Yer oil pump is buried too deep to leak to the outside. Rattles always sound worse if you're listening for them. Like we said before, if you've only become aware of low oil pressure since yo fitted the gauge it's unlikely it was any different beforehand. If you're also running an oil pressure warning light and he keeps that unlit I wouldn't worry too much. You could look at tweaking his oil pressure relief valve if you feel a need for a bit more pressure.

[Bean]

was a water leak, and i thought it might be from the water pump... but the leak's gone now, so it's OK!

I've got just below 50 oil pressure at the mo, just on idle!

gonna take him out for a drive after din dins!! YAY!


Piccys to follow innamo

Cheers effel and Chris!

[Bean]

I also treated him to a bit of a spray of his radiator and some new jubilee clips on all the hoses, lol yay for shiney bits

[*DJH*]

well done Jean

[Bean]

Thank you!!

I'm shattered now! Was a big job, lol

[*DJH*]

Thank you!!

I'm shattered now! Was a big job, lol

not surprised! so theres another thing you can fix on a mini

[Bean]

Just been out for a drive!!

His temperature stays at 'N' as usual, his oil pressure is 50 normally and when he's stopped, it's at 25 (this is OK, yeah?)

He didn't stall once, like he used to....


But he's ridiculously noisey inside without doorcards!!!

[Bec]

Ace work Bean You must be proper proud!

I admire anyone who has the confidence to work on their own mini, good on ya gal

[wolfys_mini]

yeah the pressure is good, should be 14psi at loest at idle, 50psi is good for under load

[Bean]

Thank you, Bec!! I'm pleased with how it went, even though it did take me 3 days


I can now book him back into the bodyshop on Monday

Whoooooooooop!


I spent a total of £7 fixing this!!!

[*DJH*]

Just been out for a drive!!

His temperature stays at 'N' as usual, his oil pressure is 50 normally and when he's stopped, it's at 25 (this is OK, yeah?)

He didn't stall once, like he used to....


But he's ridiculously noisey inside without doorcards!!!

[Bean]

!!!!!



*goes for another drive*

[*DJH*]

!!!!!



*goes for another drive*

another one!?





























do it

[Bean]

Hadn't documented it already, so thought I had better:


14th Feb 2008 - The clocks were changed from the offset ones to the centre ones. The mileage, therefore, is out. I have got a photo of the two side by side, so I've got the record of figures and how much it is out by!




Only thing is, the plastic clocks weren't the originals either! They were reading about 10k too much, and now these ones have added about 9k!! So on the clock he's got about 19k more than what he has actually done!!

He's actually got really low mileage (sub 40k!) ... this is why I want to document the changes in an attempt to prove the mileage.


I've got a certificate when the others were put in, by the garage. So I wanted to do the same when I put the centre ones in, making it all legal and legit. I went down to the local police station and just asked them to authenticate the changes for me, but they wouldn't do it!!

If anyone's got any ideas about where to go to get it authenticated, could you let me know? I don't want to have added 9k (theoretically) to the car, if I can't prove that it's a genuine change!


Fankoo.

[Bean]

oh - and pikey did a cheeky mod to the centre clock

meaning that i have directional indicators, not just a single one at the top!!


He also put in the wiring for a rev counter, for me!