Can anyone help please!!!!!!

 

I recently bought my 300 from another member and have noticed a few strange things, 1 the oil pressure is eratic, its usually fine when cold hitting just over 40 but when the car warms up it sometimes drops to 0, ive taken the oil cap of when its warm and there is plenty of oil in there. I am presuming faulty oil sender.

 

Another is the boost, i was told its running a around 5 psi, however after reading more on this forum it sounds like its in safety mode, the strange thing is though on the stock boost gauge it still reads at +7 on boost but the after market gauge will not go higher the 0.5 strange??? also when the ignition is switched on the after market boost gauge drops into minus figures until on boost is this normal???

 

and lastly in 3rd and 4th gear there is alot of vibration the car is lowered and fitted with koni's alround does anyone else get this as ive read that the prop bearings are prone to go, is this one of the tell tale signs.

 

sorry if i have asked stupid questions but i dont have any local experts in aylesbury to take the car to and i dont want to take it on a long journey if there is something very wrong :bow:

 

Cheers Craig

 

ps ( Helping craig= lots of beer at next meet lol) :bow:

oil pressure gauge do commonly go,so dont panic,if in doubt fit an aftermarket gauge.and check oil every day religiously

 

as for boost gauge if your getting 0.5bar thats around 7psi safety boost check with another gauge to make sure,or do an ecu diag check for code 34 dett sensor and do the bypass to cure it,do a search many people have done this to remove safety boost,or you could have a boost leak?probably the 1st

 

as for vacuem reading minus- this will happen as its not under load so perfectly normal to have a large minus reading

 

prop bearing is a common problem and more noticable from cold,replacement bearing cost around £130 plus 2-3hours fitting also check tyre pressures are with in spec 32psi at the front 36 at the rear if you have stock wheels or ajust accordingly depending on wheel size and profile

 

as for the bloody text dissapearing,i edited it as there was a couple of spelling mistakes and i cut the whole fecking text :rolleyes: and couldnt be arsed to rewrite it :rofl:

 

HTH greg :)

where did your post go greg i was just gonna say many thanks for the help.