sp00k
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I checked my oil level on Sat and it was just under the max line. I noticed that there was a drip around the oil filter housing but it looked like a small weep on one of the oil cooler pipes, so I left well alone.
Yesterday evening it had been raining where I was parked and I noticed a bit of a rainbow around my car so I drove home to check it in the morning as it was dark.
When I checked the level this morning, it was so low, it did not even register on the dipstick!
I had put 2.5 L in to get it to the minimum. I then started the engine and could see that there was very bad leak from the temp stat housing that the oil cooler pipe bolts to. It was very loose, I'm guessing the bolts have vibrated free. I've nipped up the bolts and then added another L to get it to the max. I'll threadlock them at the weeekend.
My oil pressure is 60 PSI cold at idle, reducing to 30 when warm (80 degrees water temp, hard to get it hotter in this weather though, so I think it will probably reduce further when hot).
I've not noticed any change in engine noise or performance - is it likely that the low oil level could have caused any damage, and if so, what should I be looking for. Hope I've caught this in the nick of time.
Yesterday evening it had been raining where I was parked and I noticed a bit of a rainbow around my car so I drove home to check it in the morning as it was dark.
When I checked the level this morning, it was so low, it did not even register on the dipstick!
I had put 2.5 L in to get it to the minimum. I then started the engine and could see that there was very bad leak from the temp stat housing that the oil cooler pipe bolts to. It was very loose, I'm guessing the bolts have vibrated free. I've nipped up the bolts and then added another L to get it to the max. I'll threadlock them at the weeekend.
My oil pressure is 60 PSI cold at idle, reducing to 30 when warm (80 degrees water temp, hard to get it hotter in this weather though, so I think it will probably reduce further when hot).
I've not noticed any change in engine noise or performance - is it likely that the low oil level could have caused any damage, and if so, what should I be looking for. Hope I've caught this in the nick of time.