Ok had this problem for a little while now it just appeared one day. and this video on YouTube is exactly the same as mine and the noise goes after the car has reached normal operating temperature. Even with an oil change and a good filter it seems to make no difference. The noise is always there and always the same length of time. In this YouTube link it says possible oil pump of feed blockage. Seeing as my oil pressure gauge is very erratic maybe this is the problem

 

YouTube link

 

 

Photos of oil pressure gauge I have replaced the sender with a new one as well

 

morning

 

 

Normal operating temperature

 

 

So is it worth buying a new pump? Do these often go wrong? Or could it be a blockage?

Oil pressure looks fine to me , the chap in the you tube clip had zero oil pressure. Im sure someone clever will be along to confirm though

At some points I too have zero oil pressure and it's exactly the same sound as the chap in YouTube

exactly when and under what conditions are you getting nil oil pressure, to me that really does not sound good,

with these kinds of troubling noises from the engine and you are absolutely sure it has enough oil, next thing to check is the oil pan for dents.

 

When it has been hit by something and has a dent, then it is very likely the oilpickup has been damaged also and this can cause all sorts of (serious) oilpressure problems.

Hi. Yes I read that somewhere as well. Oil pan is perfect though. It's driving me nuts. All belts off and noise is still there!!!