m20 oil pressure

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Hi all, im having oil pressure trouble i have had the turbo fitted for about a mounth now and the oil pressure light has now come on, seems to stay off when its cold i guess its as the oil thins as its getting hot. i have changed the pressure switch, tried thicker oil so im thinking worn main bearings,

although i have read about oil pressure relif valves could be a cause, does anyone know anything about them? or a way of checking them?

i just want to check every possibilty before i take the motor out again, TIA

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[DanThe]

Most upgrade to the M21 oil pump I believe, from a 324td

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I see well I fitted a new m20 pump and it has been keeping the light out untill now

[ross2009]

if ya oil light keeps coming on it will be knackered mains or bigend ive been there done that and my oil pump was a brand new stealers jobbie ive gone tho 3 rebuilds now and everytime its gone wrong due to oil problems

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As I suspected, are you using a m20 oil pump on yours? Also what big end/main bearing do you use?

[ross2009]

As I suspected, are you using a m20 oil pump on yours? Also what big end/main bearing do you use?

yep brand new m20 one ive used different ones with no great effect ive tried the uprated glyco ones that f1 use and the cheap ones and clevite ones i know why it went the first time and second time but its always been a problem never lasts more than 6 months

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I see so if I changed them At the start of the project it may have lasted abit longer. I think the bearings in there now are original so have probably covered 100k, thanks for your responses