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  3. Posted

    I haven't noticed my MFA going dim but I had terrible problems with the oil pressure switches..... Lesson learned, always use the genuine ones!!

     

    I would be interested to know if perhaps it is an intermittent fault in the gauges, I have what was once a Greg valver but is now on Irish plates

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    unfortunately it involves cutting open the gauge

     

    Use a cutting disk to carefully cut around the white case.. split the gauge... carefully pop the needle off... sand off the orange backing.. mack it up and spray it white

     

    A bit fiddly but with time and patience they shoudl be no bother to anyone

  7. Posted

    looks very well!!

     

    Here is my latest attempt at getting the gauges to suit the car better. As you can see I have modified a set of audi gauges so that I now have white needles and green back lighting... was getting a bit pissed off with the orange back lighting not fitting in with the rest of the dash

     

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    The usual problem is that it only works on 4...... this is due to a blown thermal fuse..... if it is only working on 1 I would first check the contacts at the switch, make sure that the socket is correctly pushed into the plug on the blower unit in the passenger side dash and if that hasn't sorted it do a continuity check on each of the wires coming from the switch to the fan

  10. Posted

    I think you can stop it by earthing one of the wires to the sender..... not sure haven't tried it yet but have been tempted to a few times cos of dodgy senders... I'm sure someone on here will have a definite answer

  12. Posted

    when the sun shines the car looks almost purple...

     

    Thats some understatement Steve!!.....completely purple would be closer to the truth :lol: :lol: :-P

     

    Right so "completely purple" then!! :-P Anyways anyone else on the site have a car in LC5Z (There must be!!) is the colour change as dramatic on your cars?

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    Quick colour question guys...... I have a 1990 corrado in Blue LC5Z.... when the sun shines the car looks almost purple... Have been talking to a few lads over here (There are a load of Blue C's over here too!!) and there is a bit of confusion over the colour on my car (Mainly beacuse they haven't seen one turn as purple as mine does in the sun). I know LC5Z was only used for a year or 2 but does anyone know if there were slighly different shades of it or is this just the way the paint is??

     

    Cheers :)

  16. Posted

    Hi, I was wondering if you could recommend any couriers or other method of sending to transport 5 wheels with tyres??

     

    I am looking to get them delivered from DE11,Swadlincote to Chalvey,Slough, a distance of 125 miles

     

    Any ideas how much this should cost??

     

    Cheers

  18. Posted

    Ok went at it again last night

     

    Turns out that the wrong wires were on the pressure senders and that the high pressure sender was leaking a bit through the spade connector. Swapped out the sender and connected the wires the right way round, still confused though cos the wires had been like that for the last 6 months at least, why did it only start to trigger the warnings now? Anyways its not beeping at me anymore so I am happy enough, just have to get around to fitting a pressure gauge in the dash now

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    Ok lads, just an update

     

    Did the pressure test last night, all seems grand on that front, pressure on startup = 80psi and when warmed up at idle it is steady at around 15psi or just above

     

    I fitted the pressure tester to the low pressure sender port, started the car and the pressure went straight to 80psi (as I would have expected and had my fingers crossed for!!) let it run til the oil temp was around 60 degrees then reved it to 2500 and the buzzer and light came on (would this happen in any case seeing as the low pressure sender was not connected?) but all was well on the pressure gauge (Pressure went up as I revved it as it should, pressure dropped back down when I lifted off)

     

    I then swapped out the low pressure sender with one from an 8v Mk2, as soon as the Mk2 was started up the oil light came flashing on (the buzzer is broken in that car but I assume it would be coming on too)

     

    Started my car with the swapped out sender in it and all was well, no lights and no buzz (the car was warmed up at this stage oil temp 80-90degrees)

     

    Drove it normally for about half a mile... no probs :)

     

    Started it this morning... when I got onto the main road and as soon as I went over 2500rpm the buzzer and light came on again... parked the car up at my house for an hour or so. Started it again and drove it into college keeping the revs below 2500, when I got into the car park the car was fully warmed up, revved it to about 3500 and no probs at all..

     

    This one has me confused.... has anyone got any ideas what could be up here??

     

    Cheers

  23. Posted

    Yeah, Steve GSF in Clondalkin do those.

    do not run the risk of running the engine.

    it may be a dodgy oil pump in the engine either, so you are better safe than sorry

     

    Geo is hopefully doing a pressure test on it tonight/tomorrow, yep I am worried about the pump and am not taking any risks :(

  24. Posted

    Don't risk siezing your engine though, if you can't fix the problem with the wiring or senders then get a pressure check done by a garage.

     

    I organised this last night, should hopefully be able to see what the pressures are tomorrow, was just wondering if anyone had seen symptoms like this before?

     

    The wiring is of course also a possibility

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