94 accord, no oil to top of engine- Oil light on

Discussion in 'Accord' started by Fightthemetermaid, Jul 11, 2005.

  1. I have a 94 accord EX with 310000km. Yesterday I was driving over
    some rough dirt roads ( I mean REALLY rough) and the oil light came on.

    it blinked intermittently at first and then came on steady. I thought
    that the oil was low, so I added a bunch of oil. I waited til the next
    day, and there is no sign of leaks and the dipstick reads high.

    When I take the oil cap off, It is quite dry, and I have to poke my
    finger in a fair way to get it even slightly oily.

    My only thoughts are to check the intake or replace the oil pump as
    if the engine is dry, It does not make sense that it is the sender.

    Any advice would be really appreciated,

    Thanks,

    Matt.
     
    Fightthemetermaid, Jul 11, 2005
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  2. Fightthemetermaid

    SoCalMike Guest

    which indicates lack of pressure... not necessarily lack of oil.
    reading too high isnt good either.
    but it could be, and going over the rough roads might have loosened an
    intermittant connection
    id drain the oil to where its supposed to be, check the connection to
    the sender, unplug, clean, replug.

    if light still goes on, a real oil pressure check is necessary.
     
    SoCalMike, Jul 11, 2005
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  3. Fightthemetermaid

    TeGGeR® Guest

    wrote in


    Check the wiring and connectors at the oil pressure sender unit in the
    block.

    To check the oil to the top end, run the engine and remove the filler cap.
    If you see splashes (watch your clothes), oil feed is fine.
     
    TeGGeR®, Jul 11, 2005
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  4. Inspect the bottom of your oil pan. My first guess would be that you hit
    a rock which deformed the pan in the wrong place, and broke the snorkel
    off the intake for the oil pump. In other words, you may very well have
    low/no oil pressure. I'm not sure how easy this is to do the these
    engines, but this was particularly easy to do with the I4's that VW made
    in the rabbit/gti cars.

    Good luck,
    Arthur
     
    Arthur Russell, Jul 11, 2005
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  5. Thanks for all the suggestions.

    I have just removed the oilpan, and everything inside looks
    pristine. The snorkel is not dented at all and the screen is
    completely clean.

    All I can think of now is changing the oil pump.

    If anyone has any suggestions before I start this I would really
    appreciate it.
    I have rarely heard of the oil pump failing- Is this common?

    Thanks,

    Matt
     
    Fightthemetermaid, Jul 12, 2005
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  6. Fightthemetermaid

    jim beam Guest

    like tegger says, check the feed by watching for oil circulation under
    the top cap. after that, check the sender circuit. the light comes on
    when the lead is grounded. if it's trapped somewhere, it could be
    making ground.

    in answer to your question, no, it's extremely uncommon for a pump to
    suddenly fail. wear out, sure. fail? no.
     
    jim beam, Jul 13, 2005
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