V8 grinding noise + oil pressure light

Hi Gurus ;-)

Piglet has been making funny noises for some 6 months now, first we thought
it was the tappets, then the starter, now I'm not sure at all

On cold start there is a 2 to 3 second whirring/grinding noise then it goes.
This has been the only symptom for 6 months, when the gearbox went south, we
did not change the torque convertor (this is in the same area - rear of the
engine) where the noise seems to coming from. ATF is right colour.

Oil pressure has become a pain in the last few days, 2-5 seconds with oil
pressure warning light, then it will go off, but sometimes it comes back on
for a second. After that, all fine, no noises, no loss of power of anything.
All warm starts are normal (except above noise may or may not occur - seems
very hit and miss).

Any pointers greatfully appreciated. I am picking up a runabout on Sunday,
so having him laid up should be no hardship if major work is called for. The
runabout is an L322

--
Neil

Hi Neil,

Just a thought, but do you think it could be the starter motor pinion not
disengaging?

Regards
Pauly




"Neil Brownlee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi Gurus ;-)
>
> Piglet has been making funny noises for some 6 months now, first we
> thought
> it was the tappets, then the starter, now I'm not sure at all
>
> On cold start there is a 2 to 3 second whirring/grinding noise then it
> goes.
> This has been the only symptom for 6 months, when the gearbox went south,
> we
> did not change the torque convertor (this is in the same area - rear of
> the
> engine) where the noise seems to coming from. ATF is right colour.
>
> Oil pressure has become a pain in the last few days, 2-5 seconds with oil
> pressure warning light, then it will go off, but sometimes it comes back
> on
> for a second. After that, all fine, no noises, no loss of power of
> anything.
> All warm starts are normal (except above noise may or may not occur -
> seems
> very hit and miss).
>
> Any pointers greatfully appreciated. I am picking up a runabout on Sunday,
> so having him laid up should be no hardship if major work is called for.
> The
> runabout is an L322
>
> --
> Neil
>
>