engine problem?

markgtni

Fresh Recruit
my engine has recently started playing up, 1st of all i noticed a week ago my oil light has started showing up when car has heated up normally when sitting on idle when the revs increase it goes away, then couple of days ago my car started spluttering and kept conking out so took it to my uncle and he said the dump valve has stuck open so removed it and car was going fine after that, but today it has started doing the same thing spluttering and when i try to give it bit of juice to keep it from conking out it keeps jumping, have any of you guys experienced this before? or have a clue what might be causing it?
 
have you done a diagnostic?----there's a guide on here

check the oil sensor and wiring...maybe its bad or wiring loose/damaged
are you hearing any kind of knock from the bottom half?
are you sure your dump vale was part of your problem?

check the map sensor/connection/hoses
what is the condition of your ignition system?----spark plugs, coil, plug wires, distributor
 

Skalabala

Member +
Do a manual oil pressure test before it leaves your driveway again bud. You might be on your way to completely destroy your engine!
 

dac69er

Super Moderator
the dump valve being stuck open wouldnt make any difference to the way it runs.

i would look at the oil light issue first. have you had any other issues that seem unrelated?

check you have a good ground connection between your engine block and the battery.
 

markgtni

Fresh Recruit
done diagnostics and it brought up 31, so have ordered another map sensor hopefully that cures it, still need to order a oil sensor tho, yes theres oil in it had slightly too much oil tbh so had to drain some out, and havent heard any knocks or anything, not sure pal i was just going by what my uncle said about the dump valve and when i got it removed the car ran 100% again for couple of days then started playing up again.
 
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