Oil Pressure Light

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zeeklancer

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Hi guys,

It i has been a while :(


The other day coming home from work the oil pressure light came on for a few seconds while driving the car, but went off. I parked it when I got home. Today I go to check the oil level on the dip stick, and it is dry as a bone :(

I have added one qt of oil and now I can see a little (about the size of the with of a pinky finger) on the stick.

My questions are.

1) is it normal for a rover to loose that much oil? It has been a while sense I had a oil change, I missed my 38k checkup and I am now at 48k. Eg, is it normal for the rover to eat oil like that, and I should just check it more often?

2) After I get the oil back to normal levels, how safe would it be to drive? Would I be able to drive it about 10 - 15 miles to the shop to have it looked at?

3) The engine runs fine and the temp levels stayed normal as far as I know and I have not really had any problems. What are the chances that i have destroyed something?

4) This all happened after I had the car appraised for trade in at (at a non rover dealer ship). What are the possibilities that they did something to remove the oil to ensure that I would have a real *need* to get a new car?


-Zeek
 
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zeeklancer said:
1) is it normal for a rover to loose that much oil? It has been a while sense I had a oil change, I missed my 38k checkup and I am now at 48k. Eg, is it normal for the rover to eat oil like that, and I should just check it more often?
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How much? You don't say how long it's been since you last checked the oil.

2) After I get the oil back to normal levels, how safe would it be to drive? Would I be able to drive it about 10 - 15 miles to the shop to have it looked at?

3) The engine runs fine and the temp levels stayed normal as far as I know and I have not really had any problems. What are the chances that i have destroyed something?
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I'd say #2 is yes if #3 is true.

4) This all happened after I had the car appraised for trade in at (at a non rover dealer ship). What are the possibilities that they did something to remove the oil to ensure that I would have a real *need* to get a new car?
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Unlikely, but personally I'd never let my car out of my sight in a situation like that, no matter who the dealer is.


I check my oil every time I fill up. Gives me something to do instead of standing there staring at the pump.
 
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zeeklancer

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It has been about 16k miles sense my last oil change. I have been sort of waiting for my office to move, but they keep delaying the move. I now work within walking distance of the shop I take my rover too!

-Zeek
 
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zeeklancer

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Ok, so now that we have established I sucked at getting my oil changed.

What sort of things can I look forward to being damaged?
 
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Jkid

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Oh boy. You will probably be fine in the short term. However, your best bet is to accept whatever they offer (probably won't be much) for the trade in and get a Honda Civic.
 
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zeeklancer

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Ok so how many quarts of oil does my 2003 Disco take?

Also, I have added to my to do to have it changed every month now. (now that I work next to the place I trust to change the oil)

-Zeek
 
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ptschram said:
There are two things that will cause the premature death of a Land Rover engine...

Overheating and NOT CHANGING THE OIL OFTEN ENOUGH!

Change the fawking oil yesterday!
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Because I have a bad memory, and could never remember to change the oil, I came up with a great solution.
I removed the oil pan drain plug, and mounted a 55 gallon drum of oil on the roof rack.
I then connected a tube from the drum up top to the oil filler neck and I just run continuously clean oil through the engine.
Plus, as a bonus, I can always find my way home by following the line of oil.
 
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jim-00-4.6 said:
Because I have a bad memory, and could never remember to change the oil, I came up with a great solution.
I removed the oil pan drain plug, and mounted a 55 gallon drum of oil on the roof rack.
I then connected a tube from the drum up top to the oil filler neck and I just run continuously clean oil through the engine.
Plus, as a bonus, I can always find my way home by following the line of oil.
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And I caught hell for my prior coolant disposal practices, in spite of the documented acceptance/allowed status.

Jim, contact Blue, or JSQ and have one of them write you a Spill Prevention, controls and Countermeasures plan and file a continuous release notification.:rofl:
 
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zeeklancer said:
Ok so how many quarts of oil does my 2003 Disco take?

Also, I have added to my to do to have it changed every month now. (now that I work next to the place I trust to change the oil)

-Zeek
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You know that other things need to be serviced too besides the oil right? BTW, losing a qt. every 6000 miles is not a cause for concern. Not checking your oil is. I'm not trying to be mean and I'm sure everybody here knows that LR's need regular checking and maintenance.
 
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