where can i source an oil pump - petrol engine

[kickinthebongos]

i reckon my oil pump could be needing replaced. on longer jouneys oil light starts to flicker on and a ticking noise can be heard along with increased engine noise (sounds more like a diesel).

after a break its back to its smooth petrol performane and light doesn't go on. noticed it's very noisey when its a cold start but this goes away after 5 mins

oil level is definitely full checked twice

[mikeonb4c]

i reckon my oil pump could be needing replaced. on longer jouneys oil light starts to flicker on and a ticking noise can be heard along with increased engine noise (sounds more like a diesel).

after a break its back to its smooth petrol performane and light doesn't go on. noticed it's very noisey when its a cold start but this goes away after 5 mins

oil level is definitely full checked twice

Where do you live?

Not heard of an oil pump going before on a Bongo (I thought they were generally simple robust things that v. rarely failed). Might be best checked out by a Bongo specialist? I wouldn't drive it too much until fault identified. Good luck.

[Northern Bongolow]

have you tried an oil flush,or checking the sump strainer (oil pick up) if they have one??

[321Away]

Oil level might be ok but what about the oil itself? have you had it changed/filter etc? I've never known an oil pump to fail (words of doom!),usually oil pumps struggle when the oil is cold/more viscous not once its warmed up?
Julian

[mikeonb4c]

Yup, it all seems consistent with oil whose viscosity (thickness) is becoming low as it warms up (old oil, contaminated and/or broken down), and maybe an oil pressure sensor that is a bit tired.

[teenmal]

Hi kickinthebongos,

You should get your oil pressure checked,also the by-pass valve.If you are getting a rattle from the engine on high revs It could be wear on main bearings/shaft.You should get higher oil pressure when cold.

Cheers Mal..

[cheffy34]

Check your oil strainer i found horrors in the sump of my v6 but i didn't have a prob with oil feed as such just a prob that i have now got to the bottom of after taking it to bits . I have heard of a couple with oil flow to the driver side head on the v6 being a prob I do believe that Ian had a oil light prob on his maybe he could expand and give his experiances maybe it will shed some light

[longhaul8]

In a way i hope i am wrong but i had this problem on an old bedford cf van and it turned out to be the big end bearings on the way out. I was told because of the wear on them oil forces its way through which drops the oil presure slightly and results in the oil light filckering on.

[Northern Bongolow]

In a way i hope i am wrong but i had this problem on an old bedford cf van and it turned out to be the big end bearings on the way out. I was told because of the wear on them oil forces its way through which drops the oil presure slightly and results in the oil light filckering on.

good point ----now my memory has had a jolt,ive seen this where a failure elsewhere in the engine has led to low oil pressure in the system.

[kickinthebongos]

thanks guys got a filter,oil change and flush done. light hasn't come back on yet

there is a whining sound when it starts from cold though. this is a different sound from the tappets and sounds more like when a car is reversing . it lasts a few minutes then disapears and doesn't come back until a cold start again.

[teenmal]

thanks guys got a filter,oil change and flush done. light hasn't come back on yet

there is a whining sound when it starts from cold though. this is a different sound from the tappets and sounds more like when a car is reversing . it lasts a few minutes then disapears and doesn't come back until a cold start again.

Great stuff,best of luck

Cheers..