I will indeed investigate the 'missing',stolen? lol LHM at the weekend, it seems ok so far..
Hobbler, yes mate, I can see exactly where you're coming from..thanks for your input, I'd not even thought of an oil pressure issue! doh!hobblerian wrote:I'd assumed he'd fixed his stop light issue by topping up his LHM and that was put to bed... No one had seemd to mention much about the engine oil light he was also getting, if this lights up after its running for half hour then its engine oil pressure related, where as he said he had checked level and it was ok and his didn't burn any oil. It could be a failing engine oil pump or blocked strainer. The only engine oil sensor thats been had mentioned so far was about the level indicator not the pressure one.citronut wrote:the XM does have an low presure warning light for the hydraulic presure as well,
it also does have tyhe tank level indicator, as all propper hydraulic Citroëns do,
HDI Dave is enquireing about both engine oil warning lamp also the hydraulic level indication on the tank
regards malcolm
When you say strainer,do you mean the pick up pipe,in the sump?
Hmm, I must sort this asap... The car runs great,has always been well maintained, (I have all the history,been oil changed to death), even if it is an old dear now, at 183,000 miles. So she gets driven gently...mind you,I have to, fuel's gone up again aint it
The only thing that I have noticed is, if I boot it, there's a cloud of dark smoke...maybe it's just because it needs a decent thrash..
...if the strainer or whatever was partially blocked, how would it suck more oil through to burn out the back p.s, I don't boot it now,that's probably why my oil's not disappearing.
Would it be possible to fit an oil pressure guage? I've done them in the past,but you're talking donkeys years ago,smiths chrome dials etc
Hopefully it could just be the oil sensor wire as Jim suggests or summat trivial.
oh by the way, it doesn't clatter, just the normal diesel..clatter!
Thanks all, Dave.